- Warm collaborative style
- Bilingual English Spanish
- Trauma-informed care
About Franklin
Franklin Cardona is an LPC with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship concerns. He offers support for intimacy-related struggles, parenting challenges, eating concerns, career stress, bipolar mood issues, and coping with major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and international clients are accepted.
Franklin uses a straightforward, collaborative style. He aims to build a warm, working relationship and prefers practical, problem-focused work. He draws on approaches such as client-centered listening, cognitive behavior strategies, attachment-focused ideas, EMDR for trauma processing, and mindfulness practices to help people make changes.
In sessions he combines listening with concrete tools. That can mean looking at thought patterns, practicing new ways to relate, learning grounding and mindfulness skills, or using trauma-focused techniques when past events are getting in the way. He also brings experience helping people with co-occurring issues like chronic illness, grief, substance concerns, and communication problems.
His background includes years in hospitals and clinics working with depression, anxiety, dual diagnosis, and grief. He has experience providing care to people dealing with PTSD and trauma-related symptoms. Franklin aims to work side by side with each person to set clear goals and track progress.
To begin, visitors are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
Franklin uses a straightforward, collaborative style. He aims to build a warm, working relationship and prefers practical, problem-focused work. He draws on approaches such as client-centered listening, cognitive behavior strategies, attachment-focused ideas, EMDR for trauma processing, and mindfulness practices to help people make changes.
In sessions he combines listening with concrete tools. That can mean looking at thought patterns, practicing new ways to relate, learning grounding and mindfulness skills, or using trauma-focused techniques when past events are getting in the way. He also brings experience helping people with co-occurring issues like chronic illness, grief, substance concerns, and communication problems.
His background includes years in hospitals and clinics working with depression, anxiety, dual diagnosis, and grief. He has experience providing care to people dealing with PTSD and trauma-related symptoms. Franklin aims to work side by side with each person to set clear goals and track progress.
To begin, visitors are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English, Spanish
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships affect how people connect and trust others. Online sessions can use this approach to work through patterns in relationships and improve emotional closeness and boundaries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact; it uses practical exercises and skill-building to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories and symptoms; when appropriate, it is used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related reactions.Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist partners with each person to decide which approach or mix of approaches will help meet their goals. That choice is based on the client’s needs, preferences, and how they respond in early sessions, so the work is collaborative and adjusted over time.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people join from different locations if they travel or live abroad. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions like CBT exercises, attachment-focused conversation, and some EMDR protocols for remote work when those formats fit the client’s situation.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family issues, eating problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapy style?
Franklin uses a warm, straightforward approach that emphasizes a strong working relationship. He blends listening with practical tools and collaborative goal setting.
What is his professional background?
He has 25 years of experience and has worked in hospitals and clinics with depression, anxiety, dual diagnosis, grief, and trauma-related care.
What credentials and region are listed?
The therapist is an LPC licensed in Tennessee and practices with ties to that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the therapist’s availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.