Frantica Hardaway, LCSW

Frantica Hardaway is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. She combines a direct, person-focused approach with practical tools to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. She aims to make sessions feel like a calm, nonjudgmental place to talk and to plan small changes that add up.

With seven years of professional experience, she supports people who have trouble with motivation, low self-esteem, or anger. She also helps those coping with grief, career strain, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Her practice includes attention to multicultural issues, women's health concerns, and challenges faced by veterans and older adults.

In sessions she listens first and works from each person's goals. She uses Client-Centered methods to reflect and validate feelings. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and break them into manageable steps.

Solution-Focused Therapy features in her work when clients want concrete goals and quick strategies. That approach is useful for making progress on specific problems, like coping with workplace stress or setting boundaries. Frantica helps people decide which tools to try and tailors plans to everyday life.

She invites people to take small, steady steps toward change and supports them through setbacks. The initial process includes talking about needs, setting goals, and agreeing on practical homework when it helps. Sessions are intended to be collaborative, straightforward, and focused on real-world results.

How therapies like client-centered and CBT work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person is feeling. It helps people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors to find small, practical steps that reduce anxiety and depression. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes short-term goals and quick strategies to handle a specific problem, such as managing workplace stress or addressing substance use patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That collaboration includes checking in on what helps, adapting techniques, and focusing on goals that matter to the client.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people schedule sessions around work or caregiving. It also lets the therapist use written or structured exercises between sessions to keep progress moving. If you want to explore online therapy, confirm the available session formats when you schedule and discuss what will work best for your routine.