Fran Adler, LMSW

Fran Adler is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who helps people facing big life shifts and everyday stresses. She brings 25 years of clinical experience and a calm, straightforward style to sessions. Fran addresses anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and many other concerns people bring to therapy.

Fran earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1998 and has practiced in both private and group settings. Over the years she has worked with a wide range of people, including Pride/LGBTQ clients, and individuals across the lifespan. Her experience includes helping people cope with loss, career uncertainty, family conflict, and health-related challenges.

In sessions she focuses on listening first and helping people tell their story in ways that feel clear and useful. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking. She also works from client-centered and narrative perspectives to honor each person’s experience.

Fran helps people set small, achievable goals and notices what works in day-to-day life. She also draws on solution-focused ideas to find concrete next steps when problems feel stuck. Her approach aims to make therapy feel manageable and directly relevant to what someone is facing now.

People come to Fran for help with stress, relationship and family concerns, addictions, trauma, intimacy and self-esteem issues, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and end-of-life worries. If you are considering therapy, she asks that you select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to begin.

How Fran’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy means the therapist follows the person’s lead, listens carefully, and reflects what matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and helps the therapist target what to focus on next.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful habits.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from painful problems by retelling experiences and finding different meanings. That can be useful for grief, identity questions, or making sense of long-standing patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Fran works with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust strategies over time. She explains options clearly and checks in about what feels helpful as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, or reduce the time needed for travel. Therapists can adapt CBT exercises, narrative conversations, and goal-focused planning to remote formats so work continues between sessions.