- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
About Kathryn
Kathryn Kirkland-Franco is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people who are dealing with relationship strain, grief, parenting stresses, career decisions, anxiety, depression, trauma and many everyday life challenges. Kathryn helps clients talk through concrete problems and find practical next steps.
She draws on several approaches when planning work with a client. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Attachment-Based ideas guide how she notices emotions and relationship patterns. Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) inform how she listens and helps people try different thinking and behavior experiments.
Sessions focus on identifying what matters most and testing small changes between meetings. Kathryn often helps people clarify how emotions, beliefs, and habits interact. This can include managing stress, improving sleep, addressing anger, or working on self-esteem.
She also supports people facing specific life contexts such as caregiving strain, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, abandonment concerns, and body image worries. Career and coaching-style conversations are included for those making job or life-role changes.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Visitors are invited to begin by completing the service's matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session to see how her approach fits their needs.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps name and track strong emotions and how they shape interactions and coping. EFT is useful when people want to understand recurring emotional patterns and feel clearer about what they need. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection styles affect current relationships and self-understanding; it can help with trust, closeness, and reactions to loss or abandonment.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes clear listening and the client's own goals. Kathryn will work with each person to decide which approach or combination feels most useful. Finding the right fit is collaborative - she and the client review goals and try methods that suit the person’s situation.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Some formats use less technology and can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. The therapist will discuss practical arrangements and match session length and frequency to the client's needs.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address?
She works with relationship concerns, grief, parenting stress, career questions, anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and related topics listed on her profile.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her work uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among other approaches to guide sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working with people on a range of life and emotional concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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