Francesca Corea, LPC, LMHC

Francesca Corea is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She uses straightforward, practical approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Her style is calm and direct, with an emphasis on clear steps clients can try between sessions.

Francesca favors collaborative work. She listens carefully, then offers tools and exercises to try at home. Sessions often include problem-solving, mood management, and skills for handling strong emotions. She encourages small, realistic changes that build on what already works for each person.

Her practice draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and try different responses. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep the conversation focused on each person's goals. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices are used when emotion regulation or distress tolerance is needed.

Francesca has nine years of counseling experience and works with issues such as addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses matters like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, family of origin issues, and immigration-related stress.

Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Francesca describes therapy as a team effort and helps people find manageable ways to move forward from patterns that feel stuck.

How therapy methods translate to online care

Francesca often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different ways of thinking and acting. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical coping steps and behavior changes. Client-centered therapy is another influence; it prioritizes listening, empathy, and working at the client's pace to set goals and find solutions that feel right.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when strong emotions are an obstacle. DBT techniques teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for managing intense reactions and improving communication. Francesca will work together with each person to decide which approaches best match their needs and goals, adjusting methods as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and real-time feedback. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging make shorter check-ins or ongoing support possible between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.