Eileen Peters Franklin is a mental health professional with years of experience and credentials to match. Eileen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Texas. She has worked for over thirty years in counseling and psychotherapy. Eileen has worked with Fortune 1000 and Fortune 500 companies as EAP-Employee Assistance Program Counselor designed and implemented programs providing training and staff developing and individual therapy. She has worked with Magellan Health Services in many capacities over ten years. Eileen has worked throughout her career as a professional in mental health. She provides quality care coordinating treatment goals. Her style of facilitation allow her to excel in many arenas in mental health including but not limited to: Field EAP Counselor/Consultant, Direct Clinical Services specializing in Depression and Anxiety - Grief groups, Professional Development, Health Fairs, Wellnesss Seminars, Business Meetings and Agency visits with 100 or more employees. Eileen started her career at Harris County Psychiatric Hospital. Later joined PIA, Psychiatric Institute of America working for several of their hospitals. She designed 12-step based programs, presented workshops, lectures, educational and process groups. Eileen became a leader of Project Match (University of Houston) through the Department of Psychology trained at Yale University. Her journey grew to private practice and executive director of a level three outpatient facility in downtown Houston, Texas. She has recently worked internationally as a Military Family Life Counselor in Okinawa, Japan with DoDEA-Department of Defense. She has a reputation of the most loyal, honest and dedicated person. She has been known for her kindness, wisdom and resourcefulness. Her professionalism speaks volumes as an expert on values and self-esteem. She is also known as an orator by thought leaders in the world of business.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Eileen has a diverse style that can be seen on display in the area of Direct Services performed through bio-psychosocial assessments, substance abuse assessments and will provide brief solution-focused counseling as needed.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Screening assessments are used to help determine treatment methods. GAD7 screening for anxiety, PHQ9 screening for depression - This is a 9-question tool to help explore feelings, behaviors and thoughts that lead to depression. In formal assessments will be used along with homework assignments. Sleep assessment questionnaire SAQ, CAGE questionnaire is a tool used for substance abuse
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Eileen excels in areas of Depression, Anxiety and Self-Esteem. Her strength is working with Depression allows her to help resolve and monitor progress with clients. Over the years anxiety has increased and Eileen works directly with clients with anxiety and develops strategies to help decrease anxiety. Eileen promotes and has studied self-esteem to discover "Self-Esteem is about a relationship with yourself". She has used tools as a radio talk show host to educate the community on mental health for each of these areas along with presentations.