About Emily
Emily Franko brings 15 years of clinical practice to her work as a licensed social worker. She is licensed as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Emily speaks plainly and listens closely to learn what is most troubling to each person.
Emily focuses on common, painful problems like stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and anger. She also helps people dealing with compassion fatigue and work-related strain.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people with social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and post-traumatic stress. Sessions aim to be direct and practical. Emily creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be named without judgment.
She helps people break big problems into smaller steps so progress feels doable. She pays attention to life roles and everyday pressures. That includes communication difficulties, family stress, questions about life purpose, and the particular strains first responders often face.
Emily works with people navigating forgiveness, identity, and relationships to themselves. Emily describes therapy as a partnership. She helps set clear goals and checks progress along the way.
This approach is meant to keep work focused and relevant to daily life.
Approaches in online care and what to expect
Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer daily functioning. One common approach she uses helps people notice and adjust unhelpful thought patterns so anxiety and low mood become easier to manage; this approach teaches concrete skills to test and shift automatic thoughts. Another approach emphasizes breaking large problems into small, do-able steps and building routines that reduce overwhelm; this helps with motivation, anger management, and compulsive behaviors.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Emily works together with each person to identify goals and tailors methods to what fits their needs and preferences. She checks progress and adapts the plan when something isn’t working so the work stays relevant and focused.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and comfort levels. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing or need brief, frequent check-ins. These options aim to make therapy easier to fit into everyday life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Massachusetts, Ohio
- Languages
- English