About Fran
Fran Adler is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan with 25 years of practice. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, depression, or life changes. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or uncertain.
Fran draws onClient-Centered Therapy to listen closely and follow each person's pace. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How Fran works
She also brings Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy into sessions when they fit the situation. In sessions she focuses on practical tools and real situations. That can mean making small behavioral changes, trying different ways to talk with loved ones, or working through painful memories bit by bit.
The work is collaborative and paced to what the person can handle. Fran’s experience includes helping people with addictions, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, and challenges connected to aging or blended families. She also addresses career stress, self-esteem, anger, and compassion fatigue.
Her long practice includes end-of-life and hospice-related concerns as well. People choosing therapy with Fran typically complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions that fit their life. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make connecting straightforward.
Fran lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Fran works with
The areas below are the ones Fran selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and responding to what the person says, helping them feel heard and guiding the pace of work. This approach is useful for people coping with grief, relationship strain, or long-running stress because it focuses on the person’s priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. CBT is often chosen for stress, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Fran works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and comfort level. That may mean mixing approaches or shifting strategies as needs change.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls let a therapist see nonverbal cues and run longer sessions, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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