Amanda Francis

I take a warm and empathetic approach and like to first create a safe space for my clients to open up and speak freely. I have been in therapy myself for most of my life so I am aware of the process of opening up. My background working with children, young adults, and adults in varying levels of care has provided me with exposure and experience with life stage challenges as well as many different mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues.

I combine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to improve and understand your relationship with yourself and others. Increasing self awareness and knowing why we do what we do is key to my approach. Exploration of your background, family, culture, and significant life events through narrative therapy and a psychodynamic approach allows clients to gain understanding of unhealthy behavioral patterns. We will create goals with a solution focused approach as it applies.

Clients will come to sessions with a review of their week and an idea of what has gone well and what has been challenging. We will discuss what they would like to improve in the coming week and make a plan as to how to achieve that. They will leave session with coping mechanisms and “homework” to apply between sessions.