Andrew Franks

Andrew Franks is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people name and meet practical goals. He is credentialed as a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and a CSW. He draws on three years of clinical experience to guide conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.

His style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions aim to identify immediate needs and small steps forward. He creates space for honest talk about sexuality, identity, commitment questions, and the strains that come with life changes.

Andrew pays attention to how attachment, blended family dynamics, and patterns of isolation shape everyday life. He also supports people navigating polyamory or non-monogamous relationships and young adults facing early-adulthood transitions. The focus is on practical coping strategies and clearer decision points rather than abstract theory.

People who prefer direct feedback and goal-focused work may find his approach helpful. He emphasizes working together to set realistic steps and to track progress over time. Conversations can include exploring self-worth, reducing loneliness, and stabilizing mood.

Andrew practices in Colorado and conducts sessions in English. He uses a matching and scheduling process to begin work with someone, and subscription-based sessions can be canceled at any time.

Approaches that guide online work and what to expect

Many of his sessions draw on practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress. One approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different responses in day-to-day situations; it is useful for anxiety and depression. Another approach centers on building emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills so people can manage strong feelings in the moment and avoid reactive decisions. Both approaches aim to create clear, usable tools you can apply between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He takes a collaborative stance and will discuss different methods with each person. Together they decide which techniques match the client's goals, needs, and preferences and adjust as work progresses.

Please confirm available session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care while managing work, school, or unpredictable schedules, and it supports a steady path toward the goals you and the therapist set.