Sylvia Franklin

Sylvia Franklin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, addiction, grief, parenting pressures, and coping with life changes. Her manner is warm and down-to-earth, and she brings humor into sessions to ease heavy moments.

She looks at the different parts that make up a person and uses that as a starting point for change. Sylvia asks how a client arrived at their current challenges and maps out practical priorities together. She may introduce spirituality as a source of meaning rather than religion, when clients find that useful.

Sylvia’s background includes counseling in schools, court programs, and detention centers, plus disaster mental health work after Hurricane Katrina. Those roles shaped her ability to provide steady support during crisis and transition. Her training began with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Spelman College and a Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychological Services from Clark Atlanta University, where she graduated summa cum laude.

In sessions she blends client-centered conversation, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused ideas to help clients set achievable goals. That mix is used to address practical problems like workplace stress, parenting strain, caregiver burnout, and questions about life purpose.

Sylvia aims to make therapy approachable and useful. She emphasizes collaboration, simple strategies, and small steps that fit into everyday life. People who want a nonjudgmental listener and clear direction often choose her for help navigating change.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person as an individual. The therapist follows the client’s lead, helps name priorities, and supports choices that feel right. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and calm the mind, which can help with anxiety, stress, and impulse control.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to understand goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they try methods and adjust as needed so the plan fits the person’s life and aims.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to keep momentum between appointments. It can reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed, or a longer session when there is space in the day. Confirm which session formats are offered before booking so that arrangements match your schedule and needs.