Francis Clark, LPC

Francis Clark is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience. She offers a warm, accepting presence and focuses on practical steps people can take to feel better. Francis meets clients where they are and helps them move toward clearer goals and healthier routines.

She often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts to change feelings and behavior. She also draws on mindfulness and skills-based approaches to help manage strong emotions and reduce stress. Sessions are active and focused on real-world changes rather than lengthy talk without direction.

Francis has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood concerns, addiction, grief, and issues around intimacy and relationships. She also supports those navigating parenting stress, career changes, chronic illness, and caregiving strain. Her background includes work with a wide spectrum of presenting concerns over two decades in Mississippi.

In meetings she emphasizes building communication skills, trust, and practical plans for change. Clients and therapist collaborate on goals, then break those goals into manageable steps. Exercises between sessions are used to test new ways of thinking and behaving.

She encourages people who feel stuck to try focused, short-term strategies while also addressing deeper patterns when needed. Francis aims to help clients stop spinning in place and begin making steady forward progress toward a better daily life.

Practical approaches for online change

Francis commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy as part of online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts so feelings and actions can change; it is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems. Dialectical behavior therapy offers skills for handling intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and building better interpersonal effectiveness.

She also integrates mindfulness techniques to help people notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting swept away. Together these approaches give concrete tools to practice between sessions and measurable ways to track progress. Choosing the right mix is a collaborative process: the therapist and client talk about goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a workday. Chat and messaging let clients use written check-ins, ask quick questions, or complete short exercises between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.