About Frank
Frank Aldridge is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. He practices in Washington and works with people facing anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and relationship struggles. He offers straightforward, compassionate support for parents and adults navigating big life changes.
Frank trained in counseling psychology and began his clinical work in Texas. He has experience in outpatient services, residential treatment settings, and independent practice. That background informs how he blends structured skill-building with deeper exploration of personal history.
How Frank works
In sessions he draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and take meaningful action. He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach grounding skills and Internal Family Systems ideas to look at different parts of a person’s experience. The focus is practical strategies alongside emotional understanding.
Frank aims for a collaborative style. He listens for what matters most, then offers tools that fit a person’s goals and daily life. He talks in plain language and breaks work into small, doable steps so change feels manageable.
Many people seek him out for help with substance use, family problems, codependency, low self-esteem, and stress. He also supports those coping with trauma, abandonment, parenting strain, midlife questions, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Sessions are adaptable to the concern and the person’s pace.
Frank lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Frank works with
The areas below are the ones Frank selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking committed steps toward what matters. Online ACT sessions often mix discussion with exercises people can practice between meetings to build meaningful habits.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns and replace them with more effective choices. In remote sessions CBT typically includes behavioral experiments, tracking activities or moods, and brief homework to try between appointments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then choose or combine methods that fit. That collaborative process means approaches can shift as needs change over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives or limited travel options. Video calls let you use face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging can keep progress moving between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or care routines while still using the same clinical tools.
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