Therapist profile
Frances Berniger, LPC
Texas
LPC counselor - adult relationships and coping
Continue with FrancesWhere Frances stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Virginia / 0701005365; LPC, Texas / 19447
- NPI
- 1508060013
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Mindfulness practices
About Frances
Frances Berniger is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and Virginia with 20 years of experience. She works mainly with adults over 35 who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship strain. Codependency, caregiving stress, and issues tied to family of origin also appear frequently in her caseload.
Frances began her career as a special education teacher for 16 years before moving into counseling. That background shaped a practical, skills-focused style. She focuses on helping people learn concrete coping tools and communication skills rather than lengthy theory talks.
In sessions she uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful patterns and try small changes. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused steps are offered to create manageable next moves. Motivational interviewing is used when people feel stuck or unsure about change.
Frances tends to favor clear, step-by-step work. She helps people build strategies for setting limits, managing anxiety, handling grief, and coping with a partner's or family member's problematic behavior. Sessions often include exercises to practice between meetings.
She has experience supporting people dealing with addictions, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and career stress alongside relationship issues. Her practical approach aims to help people regain a sense of control and make steady progress on specific problems.
Frances sees clients based in Texas and works in English. If a person wants to pursue sessions, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment to get started.
How sessions work
How Frances uses therapy approaches in online sessions
Client-centered work puts the client's concerns first by listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most. This approach helps people feel understood and lays the groundwork for practical change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, relationship patterns, and problem habits because it breaks issues into steps someone can practice between meetings.
Mindfulness Therapy offers short skills to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of feelings and urges. These practices can support stress management, grief work, and situations where someone gets pulled into other people's crises.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Frances will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals, needs, and day-to-day life. She helps set priorities, tries interventions, and adjusts based on what is helpful.
The biography indicates many clients have preferred audio sessions, and video has also been offered for those who choose it. Confirm current session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time, all of which help people keep therapy consistent while managing life's demands.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Virginia, Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and boundaries?
Yes. She lists relationship strain, codependency, and communication problems among her focus areas and helps people build clearer limits and practical skills.
What is her general therapy style?
She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused steps to create actionable next moves.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience, including 16 years as a special education teacher before moving into counseling.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and Virginia and practices from Texas.
Can she work with people who do not speak English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients.
What are the session formats?
The original biography notes that many people preferred audio sessions and that video is also an option for those who prefer it; confirm available session formats before booking.
How are costs and starting arranged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.