Client Focus: Adults & Couples
Virtual Sessions

Since co-founding Emmaus in 1985, Fran has collaborated extensively with adults and couples, assisting them in developing effective strategies to enhance their well-being and address challenges that inhibit personal growth.

Before establishing Emmaus, Fran served as a therapist at Kaiser Permanente, Family Services of Los Angeles, and Presbyterian Counseling Services. She also contributed to academia as an adjunct faculty member in the M.A. psychology program at Antioch University, where she taught courses in adult development and family systems therapy.

Fran is a licensed therapist in the state of Washington and holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.

Helps with:

  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Adoption
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bereavement & Grief
  • Couples Counseling
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Maritial/Separation/Divorce
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • Stress Management
  • Survivors of Suicide
  • Women’s Issues

Therapeutic Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)/Behavior Modification
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • ADEP
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Solution Focused Therapy