- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Franklin
Franklin Cardona is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee with 25 years of experience. He focuses on common and serious struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. He speaks English and Spanish and works with people who want steady, practical support.
Franklin favors an approachable, collaborative style. He aims to build a comfortable working relationship and uses several methods to match what feels most helpful.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize understanding patterns, learning concrete skills, and working through painful memories when needed. His background includes long-term work in hospitals and clinics addressing depression, anxiety, grief, and dual diagnosis. He also spent over a decade supporting service members and civilians with trauma-related reactions.
That experience shaped his use of trauma-focused techniques alongside talk-based methods. In practice he draws from attachment-based ideas, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR, and mindfulness. That mix lets him tailor sessions to problems like relationship patterns, recurring distress, and the effects of past abuse.
He helps people identify specific goals and small steps they can try between sessions. People often come for help with life transitions, parenting stress, and difficulties with self-esteem or anger. Franklin aims to make therapy understandable and usable, keeping sessions focused on practical changes and clearer choices.
What Franklin works with
Everything Franklin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Franklin helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
Approaches Franklin lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Franklin commonly uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques in his work. Attachment-based approaches look at how early relationship patterns affect trust and closeness now and help people try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or change eating and parenting habits.He also uses EMDR when trauma memories are a central problem and a client and clinician agree it may help. EMDR is a structured method for processing painful memories so they feel less overwhelming and interfere less with daily life. Finding the right mix of methods is part of therapy; he works together with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level rather than insisting on a single way of working.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have face-to-face interaction when that matters, phone sessions work well for a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support coaching-style check-ins and real-time problem solving. These options aim to give flexible ways to keep progress moving between sessions.
Questions people ask about Franklin
What kinds of concerns does Franklin address?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, eating concerns, anger, bipolar symptoms, and life changes.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is warm and collaborative. He focuses on building a helpful relationship and uses plain language and practical steps.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has 25 years of clinical experience in hospitals, clinics, and trauma work, including over a decade working with service members and civilians around PTSD.
What credentials and location should I know about?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and he also accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
He works with people through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees or costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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