- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Frankie
Frankie McKelvin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, grief, relationship pain, and major life changes. Frankie writes plain guidance and sets clear steps for progress so parents and individuals know what to expect in sessions.
Her practice emphasizes practical work between meetings. Clients can expect gentle assignments like journaling, short reflections, and specific communication exercises to try at home.
Background and approach
These tasks are designed to build habits and keep progress moving between appointments. Frankie uses approaches that focus on the person's story and present-day thinking. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive work to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also draws on narrative and solution-focused methods to help people reframe problems and identify small, useful changes. The therapist notes experience with many concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, intimacy and body image issues, and parenting challenges. Additional interests include adoption and foster care, attachment and blended family issues, caregiver stress, multicultural concerns, and prejudice or discrimination.
Frankie respects a wide range of backgrounds and life situations. Sessions are available in multiple online formats. People who prefer regular structure and active homework tend to find her approach useful.
Frankie aims to create straightforward plans and practical tools so clients can make steady, manageable changes.
What Frankie works with
Everything Frankie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Frankie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Infidelity
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Visually impaired
Approaches Frankie lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful listening and helping people set their own goals. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and supports self-directed change, which can help with parenting stress, identity concerns, and relationship strain.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT uses short exercises and practical homework to change patterns, which suits anxiety, depression, and anger management work.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals and preferences, then recommend methods that seem to fit. That choice is made together and can be adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn't convenient. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options help make regular work on goals easier to maintain.
Questions people ask about Frankie
What kinds of problems are addressed?
Concerns include stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is collaborative and active. Clients can expect listening, cognitive work to shift thoughts, narrative techniques to reframe issues, and solution-focused tasks to try between sessions.
How much experience does this therapist have?
Frankie has ten years of counseling experience working with a variety of concerns and diverse backgrounds.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician holds an LPC credential and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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