About Francine
Francine Sherwood is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with over 32 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and big life changes. She speaks English and Hebrew and accepts international clients.
Francine keeps conversations simple and practical. She listens first, then works with each person to shape short-term goals and steps. Sessions are designed to match what a person needs right now, whether that is coping strategies, emotional processing, or support after a loss.
Background and approach
Her background spans community and clinical settings since 1980, with a Florida LCSW granted in 1993. That breadth of experience informs how she adapts approaches to different situations and life stages. She pays attention to how health, caregiving responsibilities, or aging affect daily life.
She uses a mix of familiar methods to guide sessions. Techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts, telling and reframing life stories, and working through trauma in manageable steps. The aim is to reduce distress and increase the ability to handle challenges.
Francine emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every meeting. She collaborates with people to build clear plans and practical tools. Her goal is to support and empower the person taking steps toward a more manageable life.
How these approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s concerns. The therapist reflects what is said, helps clarify goals, and supports people as they decide next steps; this is useful for stress, grief, and finding purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with change. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on safe, paced work through traumatic memories and reactions, with tools to reduce symptoms and regain control.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows deeper conversational work and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are good for quick check-ins, brief coping strategies, or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit into real life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
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