Conveniently Located in River North - Streeterville

Everyone has a story.  

As your therapist, I will provide a safe, nonjudgmental environment so we can collaboratively explore the hurdles that prevent you from fulfillment and healing. In utilizing a strength-based approach that emphasizes mindfulness, empathy and overcoming, we will investigate thought and behavioral patterns that impact your life.  In looking through your lens, my goal is to help you develop awareness. Through awareness of patterns that perpetuate “stuck points” in your life, we will take a closer look at your past and how it prevents you from embracing the present moment.

Through these “aha” moments, I will help you create changed behavior and lasting change. Sometimes the path to understanding comes from allowing your felt experience and then nurturing it, rather than being resistant to it.  

While taking the first steps toward therapy can be intimidating, it can also be the most courageous part of your journey. I will prioritize your needs and encourage a partnership dynamic when establishing, implementing, and meeting your goals.  My goal is to help you live a more meaningful and authentic life.

Education:  Frances is pursuing a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northeastern Illinois University . 

Supervised by Michael Villarreal, LCPC, State of Illinois #180010064 

Specialties include:   

• Anger Management
• Anxiety and Stress Management
• Conflict Resolution 
• Depressive and Mood Disorders
• Gender and Sexual Identity Issues
• Grief and Loss
• Intimacy Issues
• Low Self-esteem
• Relationship Issues
• Stress Management

 Accepted Insurance:

• BlueCross BlueShield - BlueChoice PPO
• BlueCross BlueShield - Preferred PPO
• BlueCross BlueShield - Blue Options/BlueChoice Options
• BlueCross BlueShield - Participating Provider Organization
• CIGNA Behavioral Health 
• Sliding Scale Offered