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Francesca Smith

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse Self esteem, Motivation Depression
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About me

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia. I have been working in the mental health and addictions field for 20 years. I have been a Certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist for the past 7 years and continue to work with those who battle mental health, addiction, and trauma. I have worked in a variety of settings including dual diagnosis residential treatment, in the community, and outpatient treatment. I have had experience working with a broad range of disorders in the past 20 years. I have the most experience with depression, anxiety, bi-polar, schizophrenia, addictions, anger management, trauma, personality disorders, family and relationship conflicts, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

My counseling style is a combination of exploring body, mind, and spirit and meeting each person where they are at. I believe that each person has the ability to recover and that each person is entitled to feeling respected and heard. I believe that everyone has the power to break a cycle and to not live in the stigma of their symptoms and everyone deserves the gift of grace. I use a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psycho-education, Compassion and Resilience Cognitive Therapy, and humanistic treatment approaches.

Each person has a story to tell and a journey to take. It is my hope that each person is able to tell their story with confidence and remain safe on their journey. My goal for each person is to feel a sense of peace and calm in knowing that they no longer have to live according to the stigma. I honor each person's journey and their courage to explore with me and entrusting me to assist them.


Professional experience

18yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse Self esteem, Motivation Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Avoidant Personality, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

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Reviews

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Francesca has helped me tremendously. I’ve been working with her for six months and have no plans to stop any time soon. I notice a major difference in my life and overall mindset. Thank you, Francesca! :)

Written on Jan 01, 2021 after therapy with Francesca for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Francesca has been excellent in helping me with a number of issues. She listens and helps give great advice.

Written on Oct 27, 2020 after therapy with Francesca for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and coaching

She has been truly supportive with me. I had two sessions with her.

Written on Sep 25, 2020 after therapy with Francesca for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and adhd

I've been in counseling with Francesca for about 10 weeks and she has always been kind, comforting and willing to meet me where I was each session. She is very considerate, open minded, relatable, and interested in learning all of you. Her feedback is always thoughtful and constructive. She is so helpful in learning how to combat negative emotions with truths.

Written on Aug 27, 2020 after therapy with Francesca for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes

She is down to earth and I don't feel afraid to share my views because she is open minded. She also listens and gives great feed back and exercises that are helpful and easy to do in order to improve your mental health. Thank you!

Written on Aug 24, 2020 after therapy with Francesca for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes

Francesca is very sweet and listens and understands.

Written on Jul 12, 2020 after therapy with Francesca for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd