Francesca Cochard, LPC

Francesca Cochard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who uses a practical, client-centered approach to help people manage stress and emotional pain. She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside other approaches to guide conversations and small behavior changes. Francesca aims to create clear steps people can try between sessions. She writes in plain language and focuses on what will help now.

With six years in the mental health field, she has worked across community settings and systems that support people facing trauma and unstable situations. That background informs how she approaches grief, anxiety, mood disorders, and the strain that comes from family conflict. She pays attention to how past attachment wounds and life transitions shape current struggles.

Her style is collaborative and humanistic. Francesca treats each person as the expert on their own life and starts where they are. Sessions often include goal setting, skill practice, and tracking small changes over time.

She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and commit to workable actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when managing strong emotions and building distress tolerance. Attachment-based ideas help when patterns in close relationships feel stuck.

Francesca adapts techniques to fit cultural identity and daily life demands. She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, and messaging to fit different schedules. People who want to start can follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.

How Francesca’s Approaches Work Online

Francesca uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and patterns that interfere with daily life.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters most and take committed action toward those values. ACT is helpful when someone feels stuck or uncertain about choices. Attachment-Based Therapy informs how she looks at relationship patterns and recurring hurts, which can guide work on intimacy, communication, and family-related stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Francesca collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and day-to-day life. She begins where the person is and adjusts strategies as progress and preferences become clear.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can fit busy days or lower bandwidth. Live chat and messaging let people check in, practice skills, or have shorter touchpoints between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy regular and adapt it to changing schedules and rhythms.