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Francesca Cochard, LPC

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Francesca

Francesca Cochard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania who blends a client-centered, humanistic approach with structured, evidence-based methods. She emphasizes meeting people where they are and collaborates to build internal awareness and healthier interpersonal patterns.

Background and approach

Francesca adapts treatment to each person’s cultural identity and lifestyle, aiming to tailor care around individual needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. With six years of experience in mental health settings, she has worked extensively with children, teens, and families affected by trauma and stress-related concerns, including service in juvenile justice and foster care environments.

Her clinical work also includes helping people manage anxiety, anger, mood disorders, family conflict, grief, and ADHD among other challenges. Francesca combines practical skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and attachment-informed strategies to support coping, communication, and long-term change.

Integrating proven approaches with online care

Francesca commonly draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) when working online. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety or mood-related difficulties, while ACT emphasizes values-driven action and accepting difficult internal experiences to build a meaningful life. Both approaches lend themselves well to practical exercises and skills coaching that translate into virtual sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. She works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailors an approach that may combine CBT, ACT, or attachment-informed techniques so therapy fits the person's life and priorities rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to connect from different locations. These formats support ongoing skill practice, check-ins between live sessions, and options for people who prefer shorter or more frequent contacts with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Francesca address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, family and relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, addictions, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and ADHD among other areas.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her frame is client-centered and humanistic, which means clients are treated as the experts in their lives while she guides awareness and interpersonal change using collaborative, respectful methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience in the mental health field, including work with at-risk youth in the juvenile justice system and with children and teens in foster care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with license PA LPC PC013651 and practices in Pennsylvania.
Can non-U.S. clients work with her?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English for those outside the United States.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefAnger management

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

What Francesca can help with

Francesca Cochard works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger management.

Francesca works with children, teens, and families that have experienced trauma or other stress related disorders.

Francesca works with at risk youth.

How Francesca approaches therapy

Francesca's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Jungian Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy.

Experience and training

Francesca is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Pennsylvania, with 6 years of clinical experience.