Francesca O'Connor is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has practiced in Texas for eight years.
01About Francesca
Francesca O'Connor is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has practiced in Texas for eight years. She focuses on practical help for people facing anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship strain. Francesca aims to meet each person where they are and tailor conversations to real day-to-day needs.
She emphasizes clear, teachable skills rather than jargon. Sessions involve learning and practicing tools that can be used between meetings. Francesca uses plain language and steady support to help people take small, doable steps toward change.
Background and approach
Her work covers areas like self-esteem, anger, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, sleep troubles, and parenting stress. She also supports people managing bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Francesca often helps with career questions, life transitions, and coping after disasters.
Approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered methods. She also draws from dialectical behavior strategies and emotionally focused ideas when useful. The emphasis is on using approaches that fit the person’s goals and situation.
Francesca speaks English and Ewe and accepts international clients. She believes change grows from practice, patience, and a plan that fits daily life. Her aim is to empower people to build skills they can keep using after therapy ends.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 77045 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1710641766 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Francesca lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Francesca names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Francesca names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Practical approaches for online healing and growth
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, low motivation, and coping with life changes because it focuses on actions rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and anger. Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on the person’s experience and priorities, offering an accepting, nonjudgmental space to work through difficult choices and build confidence.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Francesca will discuss these methods and help choose one or more that match the person’s goals, preferences, and daily life. The plan evolves as progress is made, and decisions are collaborative so the approach stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, chat provides a quicker check-in, and messaging supports brief coaching and ongoing reminders. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel while focusing on skill practice and real-life changes.
05Questions people ask
What problems does Francesca address in sessions?
She works with concerns like anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, sleep problems, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at teaching tools people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care, helping people build coping skills and make changes in daily life.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as LPC, and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Ewe to serve a broader range of people.
What session formats are available?
Francesca offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time according to therapist availability.
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