Sylvia Franklin, LPC

Sylvia Franklin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting, career challenges, addictions, trauma and related issues. She uses straightforward conversation and practical steps to help people manage everyday pressures and recurring reactions.

Sylvia draws on her long career across counseling and social services to shape sessions. She asks how you arrived at current patterns and what parts of your life and relationships influence your feelings. Together, she helps identify specific areas to change and maps realistic next steps you can try between meetings.

Her work blends client-centered listening with mindfulness practices and solution-focused planning. She also uses motivational interviewing techniques to support commitment to change. Sessions may include brief exercises, reflection on habits, and practical strategies for responding differently when anger or stress flares.

Sylvia has brought counseling into schools, courts, and community settings, and served as a disaster mental health responder after Hurricane Katrina. That background informs her focus on crisis stabilization, problem solving, and rebuilding routines after hard events. She also supports people dealing with aging and caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, workplace issues, and substance concerns.

Humor and a grounded view of spirituality sometimes appear in her sessions when clients want that approach. She aims to help people set priorities, practice new responses, and notice small changes that reduce tension over time.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions