Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
How Fran works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Fran
Fran Adler is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan. She brings 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, and anger. Fran aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and learn practical ways to cope.
She uses plain language in sessions and focuses on what helps right now. Fran blends client-centered conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
She also uses narrative and solution-focused ideas to help people reframe difficult stories and identify small, realistic changes. Fran's background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and long experience in both personal and group settings.
Over her career she has worked with people facing depression, addiction, trauma, intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and life transitions. Her approach fits people who want both listening and clear strategies. In sessions she helps clients break big problems into smaller steps.
Conversations often include looking at thoughts and behaviors, naming patterns, and trying new approaches between meetings. Fran pays attention to practical goals like better sleep, less reactivity, clearer communication, or improved daily routines. People who connect with Fran often want a steady, down-to-earth therapist who offers respectful listening and tools that can be used right away.
She works in English and provides online options for therapy through video, phone, chat, and messaging.
What Fran works with
Everything Fran lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Fran's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Fran lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Fran’s approaches translate to online therapy
Fran uses client-centered therapy to build a warm, nonjudgmental conversation. That means sessions start with listening to what matters most to the person and adjusting the pace to their needs. This approach helps with stress, grief, and relationship concerns by allowing people to feel heard and understood.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and depressive symptoms because it gives concrete steps to try between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Fran will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest techniques that fit. Together they decide whether to focus more on gentle listening, skill-building, reframing life stories, or short-term solutions based on what the client wants to achieve.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins by message or chat, and offer flexibility when bandwidth or camera use is limited. The variety of options helps people keep momentum between sessions and make steady progress toward practical goals.
Questions people ask about Fran
What problems does Fran help with?
Fran works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral, narrative, and solution-focused approaches to help people make small, useful changes.
How much experience does she have?
Fran has 25 years of clinical experience and earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Fran is a Licensed Master Social Worker - LMSW - licensed in the state of Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Fran?
To start, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.