My name is Kelly Franklin and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Mental Health Service Provider designation (LPC-MHSP) in Tennessee. I specialize in helping individuals who are experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, and navigating significant life changes. I am passionate about providing a safe non judgmental space where you are seen and heard. Together we can outline the steps to reach your goals of healing and well being. It is such a wonderful journey!
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
My counseling style is friendly and person centered. I approach every client as a unique, individual person and provide an environment where you can trust me to be genuine, honest, and open-minded. As your therapist I will actively listen to your life story, your thoughts and your feelings. Together we will explore and identify your strengths increasing your resiliency as we learn coping strategies enhancing your ability to handle life's ups and downs.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have experience in working with issues such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation, relationship issues, trauma, and self-esteem. In my 10 years of counseling, I have worked with individuals ages 10-80 and families in crisis. I have found that my counseling experience has built a solid foundation to better understand and support my clients towards their healing journey.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT highlights patterns in what and how we think. We will talk through and identify faulty thought processes and learned patterns leading to unhelpful behaviors. We will work together to learn learn better ways of coping with those thoughts and behaviors thereby relieving your symptoms and becoming more effective in your life. This process includes learning to recognize one’s distortions in thinking that are creating problems, and then to reevaluate them in light of reality. This will help by gaining a better understanding of the behavior then using problem-solving skills to cope with difficult situations.
Christian Counseling
For those who wish to bring their Christian beliefs into the counseling space we will work together to incorporate your beliefs using the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) methods to reframe unhelpful thoughts and beliefs. This can be helpful in healing from religious and church hurt. Cognitive Behavior Therapy highlights patterns in what and how we think. We will talk through and identify faulty thought processes and learned patterns leading to unhelpful behaviors. We will work together to learn learn better ways of coping with those thoughts and behaviors thereby relieving your symptoms and becoming more effective in your life. This process includes learning to recognize one’s distortions in thinking that are creating problems, and then to reevaluate them in light of reality. This will help by gaining a better understanding of the behavior then using problem-solving skills to cope with difficult situations.
Faith based therapy
For those who wish to bring their faith based beliefs into the counseling space we will work together to incorporate your beliefs using the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) methods to reframe unhelpful thoughts and beliefs. This can be helpful in healing from religious and church hurt. Cognitive Behavior Therapy highlights patterns in what and how we think. We will talk through and identify faulty thought processes and learned patterns leading to unhelpful behaviors. We will work together to learn learn better ways of coping with those thoughts and behaviors thereby relieving your symptoms and becoming more effective in your life. This process includes learning to recognize one’s distortions in thinking that are creating problems, and then to reevaluate them in light of reality. This will help by gaining a better understanding of the behavior then using problem-solving skills to cope with difficult situations.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of talk therapy based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but it’s specially adapted for people who experience emotions very intensely. Cognitive Behavior Therapy incorporates learning tools and worksheets to better help individuals understand and manage their intense emotions. By incorporating Cognitive Behavior Therapy you will begin to understand and highlights patterns in what and how we think. We will talk through and identify faulty thought processes and learned patterns leading to unhelpful behaviors. We will work together to learn learn better ways of coping with those thoughts and behaviors thereby relieving your symptoms and becoming more effective in your life. This process includes learning to recognize one’s distortions in thinking that are creating problems, and then to reevaluate them in light of reality. This will help by gaining a better understanding of the behavior then using problem-solving skills to cope with difficult situations.
Trauma Informed Care
Trauma-informed therapy represents a paradigm shift, focusing on understanding the root causes of distress by asking, “What happened to you?” rather than “What’s wrong with you?” This approach emphasizes understanding a client’s complete history — both past and present — to provide effective therapeutic care. This can be most helpful in providing a safe space to tell your story without judgement. We as humans desire to be seen and heard and through Trauma informed Care sharing our story can lead to healing through reviewing how we are reacting to the root causes and our belief systems we have constructed around those beliefs.