Francesca O'Connor, LPC

Francesca O'Connor is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical strategies that help people manage anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship concerns. Francesca emphasizes respectful, compassionate care and adapts sessions to each person's needs.

Her approach is straightforward. She teaches skills and tools that clients can practice between sessions. These techniques aim to reduce distress and build stronger coping responses for everyday life. Francesca frames therapy as teamwork where small steps lead to noticeable change.

Francesca uses evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered techniques. She blends these approaches to match what a person needs in the moment. Sessions often include concrete exercises, goal-setting, and real-world practice.

She has supported people facing trauma and abuse, complex grief, and long-term mood or bipolar concerns. Francesca also works with issues like anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD, sleep problems, and parenting stress. Her work covers career challenges, intimacy-related concerns, and many forms of emotional distress.

Francesca offers sessions in English and Ewe and accepts international clients. She will collaborate on a plan that fits a person’s schedule and preferences. The focus is on building skills, restoring balance, and helping people move toward a more fulfilling life.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Francesca commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions to change behavior and mood. ACT helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck and commit to actions that match their values, which can help with avoidance and anxiety.

She approaches treatment as a collaborative process. Together the therapist and client review goals, try different strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Finding the right approach is part of early sessions, and choices are guided by the client’s needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to work on skills between sessions. Video calls let people practice new techniques face to face and use screen tools for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is an issue. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or follow-up between scheduled meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep steady progress.