Franklin Cardona, LPC

Franklin Cardona is an LPC with 25 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life transitions. He also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, eating issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar concerns, and chronic pain or illness. Franklin works in Tennessee and speaks English and Spanish.

Franklin uses a warm, straightforward style to build a working relationship. He combines approaches to match what each person needs, often drawing on cognitive techniques, client-centered listening, attachment ideas, mindfulness, and EMDR for trauma. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals rather than abstract theory.

He has worked in hospitals and clinics with people facing dual diagnosis, grief, depression, and anxiety. From 2007 to 2020 he provided care for soldiers and civilians with PTSD and integrated EMDR into his work with trauma. He also holds a PhD in Education from Michigan State University, where he focused on conflict management.

Franklin lists additional focus areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, dissociation, domestic violence, and codependency. These concerns are woven into his day-to-day practice when they fit a person's goals and needs.

International clients may be supported and sessions are available in English and Spanish. Costs vary by location and availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Franklin’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Franklin draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that change feelings and behavior. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes.

He also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas, which emphasize building a trusting relationship and listening carefully to what matters most to a person. These approaches help with relationship concerns, intimacy issues, abandonment themes, and self-esteem work.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what is and isn’t helping.

Session formats are not listed in the original profile, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and can reduce travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins, audio-only meetings when bandwidth is low, or sessions that better match a person's daily schedule.