Sophia Franklin, LCSW, CSW

Sophia Franklin is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of counseling and life coaching experience. She practices in Georgia and brings a calm, respectful approach to people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and addictions.

Her work begins by building trust. She focuses on rapport first so clients feel heard before setting goals. Sophia emphasizes listening without judgment and respecting each person’s background and values.

Her professional path includes experience supporting people who have faced trauma, emotional abuse, homelessness, and gaps in care. Those experiences shaped her aim to see each person as more than their current struggles and to adapt support to real-life circumstances.

In sessions she uses ideas from cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques. That mix helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, reframe their story, and identify small, practical steps toward change. She tailors conversation and plans to each person’s needs.

Sophia describes therapy as a partnership. She offers straightforward feedback, coaching when helpful, and tools people can use between meetings. Her style is warm, direct, and goal-oriented, designed to help people move toward greater balance and coping in everyday life.

How her approaches work online and in session

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in the room. It emphasizes listening, respect, and building trust before moving to goals. This approach suits people who want a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk through hard things.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing practical skills to change reactions to stress, anxiety, or cravings.

Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It uses guided conversation to boost motivation and plan small steps, which can be useful for addictions and hesitant clients.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try different ways of working to match a person’s goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaboration helps shape which techniques are emphasized over time.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Ask about the available session formats when you schedule. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time, all of which can help therapy feel more manageable alongside everyday responsibilities.