Frances Recchi
Experienced therapist focused on compassionate change
LMHC Massachusetts
- Experience
- 34 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Frances
Frances Recchi brings 34 years of clinical experience to adults seeking support for issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and ADHD.
Background and approach
She uses a person-centered, strength-based outlook that emphasizes validation and acceptance while offering practical guidance to help clients move through painful or stuck places in their lives.
Her practice blends several therapeutic approaches to meet each client where they are, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to examine and shift unhelpful thinking patterns, trauma-focused work for processing painful experiences, and psychodynamic perspectives that explore underlying patterns and attachment concerns.
Frances holds an MA and practices as an LMHC in Massachusetts, and she welcomes clients who prefer remote sessions. Her style aims to build connection and trust while supporting self-understanding, symptom relief, and forward movement toward goals.
Clients can expect a calm, affirming presence coupled with clinical skills to address a broad range of concerns from eating and substance use issues to career and caregiver stress. Frances focuses on collaboration, helping individuals identify patterns, develop coping strategies, and pursue greater self-acceptance and personal growth.
Therapeutic Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care
Frances draws on several evidence-informed approaches that adapt effectively to remote formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through collaborative skill-building and homework, which can support concerns like anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic relationship where the therapist reflects and validates the client's experience, creating space for self-exploration and confidence building. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and can be introduced in sessions to reduce impulsive or self-defeating patterns.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process; the therapist works collaboratively with each person to select approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will monitor what is helping and adjust methods as progress unfolds, keeping the client's comfort and priorities central to treatment planning.
Online therapy formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide practical flexibility for scheduling and ongoing support. These options allow clients to access consistent care from Massachusetts or abroad while fitting sessions into busy lives, making it easier to maintain momentum between meetings and practice skills in everyday contexts.
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Experience
34+ years
Licensed
Massachusetts
Languages
English