Dr. Elizabeth Franklin, LPC

Dr. Elizabeth Franklin is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience in Missouri. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, addiction, or major life changes. She meets clients where they are and takes a practical, straightforward approach to therapy.

Her work often centers on everyday problems like sleep trouble, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and career stress. She also addresses grief, anger, intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. Many clients come for hands-on strategies they can use between sessions.

Dr. Franklin draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and solution-focused approaches. She uses those methods to help people notice unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and build small routines that make life easier. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented, with clear steps and measurable progress.

Her background includes two decades of clinical practice supporting people through trauma, substance use, and mood disorders. She also works with issues related to aging, caregiving stress, body image, and attachment concerns. That breadth lets her tailor plans to each person’s situation.

People who connect well with her tend to want practical tools and plain talk. She guides clients toward realistic changes while honoring their values and lived experience. For those looking for steady support and actionable plans, she offers experienced, patient care.

Evidence-based approaches for online care

Dr. Franklin uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is helpful for concerns like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and unhealthy coping habits.

She also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective and goals, offering empathetic listening and validation to build trust. Solution-focused techniques are used to set small, achievable goals and track progress week to week.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. She works with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps shape a clear plan with concrete steps and regular check-ins.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reminders and brief reflections between meetings. These options add flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent with their routines.