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Frances Berniger, LPC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Frances is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Frances. View 80 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Virginia and Texas

Recent reviews

Frances is AMAZING. One of the main reasons I got through my divorce relatively sanely, and I’m now back with her for help dealing with a new relationship. Cannot possibly recommend her more. :)

Reviewed September 2024

Has really been helping me through my process

Reviewed August 2024

More about Frances

  • 20 years' experience
  • Female
  • LPC

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia and Texas with 20 years of experience. At this time I am only available through phone sessions. My first career choice was as a Special Education Teacher for sixteen years. My Counseling focus is with Adults experiencing grief, depression, anxiety, trauma, being a spouse/child of individual with a Personality Disorder, specific to Narcissism. You will be provided a safe and compassionate space. Guidance will be provided utilizing CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Mindfulness, Strength Based and Solution Focused approaches. You will be encouraged to achieve success though counseling while acquiring skills and strategies for meeting life's challenges.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes Addictions Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issues Anger management Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Compassion fatigue ADHD Aging and Geriatric Issues Cancer Caregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment Issues Communication problems Control issues Divorce and separation Emptiness Family of Origin Issues Family Problems Forgiveness Guilt and shame Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Narcissism Personality Disorders Post-traumatic stress Women's issues Workplace issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Frances Berniger's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508060013.

  • LPC · Virginia · 0701005365 · Expires June 2025
  • LPC · Texas · 19447 · Expires September 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, also known as teletherapy, is a method of delivering mental health services through digital means such as video conferencing, phone calls, or messaging platforms. It can be an ideal option for individuals who have difficulty accessing traditional therapy due to geographical distance, time constraints, or personal preferences like privacy and comfort. Many people find it easier to open up from the familiarity of their own space. Teletherapy has been found to be highly effective, with studies showing that it can produce similar outcomes to in-person therapy, particularly for issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The flexibility and accessibility it offers make it a valuable alternative to conventional therapy settings.

Reviews for Frances Berniger

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

80 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Helpful Listens Amazing Helped Easy Recommend Wonderful The best Comfortable

Frances is AMAZING. One of the main reasons I got through my divorce relatively sanely, and I’m now back with her for help dealing with a new relationship. Cannot possibly recommend her more. :)

Reviewed September 2024

Has really been helping me through my process

Reviewed August 2024

I feel like I’m so scatterbrained with so much going on. But Frances can draw it all up in a bow with helpful worksheets and techniques. Frances is very understanding, and she has chosen the correct profession!

Reviewed July 2024

Frances is a very great therapist. She’s kind, understanding, and attentive. I always look forward to our sessions.

Reviewed May 2024

I cannot say enough about Frances. She is so intuitive, kind, responsive and a superb listener. She blows me away at every session with helping me towards important revelations. I am so lucky to have her and Betterhelp.

Reviewed May 2024

has only been 3 weeks & i feel like we have covered a lot so far..

Reviewed May 2024

Frances is fantastic-- she thinks out of the box and is very helpful with my issues and she also shows great compassion and supportive spirit to make me feel like I have someone on my side- and shes very responsive to messaging and recommends great resources for me as well

Reviewed February 2024

She’s an unparalleled professional.

Reviewed November 2023

She is the one of the best people I have met in my search for better mental health.

Reviewed September 2023

Super helpful. I feel better after each session.

Reviewed July 2023

Frances is incredible, best therapist ever!!!

Reviewed June 2023

I've worked with lots of therapists, and Frances is the best!

Reviewed June 2023

Frances is absolutely wonderful! She listens, gives good advice, understands, and cares. Trust Frances with you feelings. You will make progress. I promise.

Reviewed June 2023

Francis is an excellent counselor and therapist and makes you feel like you have a friend who listens. She has excellent guidance and instruction that helps you get to the core of your issues and what's on your mind. She so easy to open up to. Like a really good friend.

Reviewed June 2023

She draws on her wealth of experience to offer her clients highly personalized and research based therapy.

Reviewed May 2023

Frances is a bright light, and very helpful. I really have enjoyed her as my therapist. In points of the conversation, she felt like a friend. Thank you Frances! Keep being amazing.

Reviewed April 2023

Frances has been very helpful to me. She is comfortable and smart. I don't feel like I have to give a right answer, just a true one. I feel safe with her. She has also equipped me well in a short time to handle stressful circumstances that pop up in my daily life.

Reviewed April 2023

Frances has been a fantastic therapist and is guiding me through life. She is reassuring and thorough as we continue on this journey.

Reviewed April 2023

Francis Berniger is an angel. She listens and then responds. She has helped to save my life. Her process with me has been to work through her steps of worksheets and conversations. She is simply a healer through words. I felt very comfortable with her plan to help me and it is working! I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you, Francis! Keep saving lives!!!

Reviewed February 2023

Such a great therapist!

Reviewed February 2023

frances is AMAZING! she is so warm and welcoming and provided such a comfortable space. she has so much knowledge and taught me so much. life is so much easier now after working with her. she is an absolute angel!

Reviewed January 2023

Undoubtedly the best therapist I’ve encountered

Reviewed January 2023

Frances has been an amazing help to me and has made my therapy experience the best. I rave about BetterHelp to everyone I know!

Reviewed January 2023

I have only been with Dr. Frances for a short period of time, but the comfort level and level of understanding I received is unheard of. She is definitely an Angel and highly interested in building my mental state.

Reviewed January 2023

Frances is AMAZING. Over the last six months she has helped me work through complex family, relationship and anxiety issues. Knowledgeable, empathetic, easy to talk to…they don’t come any better. :)

Reviewed January 2023

It has helped me a lot over 3 weeks having weekly calls.

Reviewed November 2022

Good

Reviewed November 2022

Very understanding makes you feel comfortable and let's you be yourself easy to open up to

Reviewed November 2022

Frances gives me the opportunity to talk about the things that bother me in day to day life. I am able to talk and get some advice on how to go about making the days better. She is wonderful and very helpful!

Reviewed September 2022

Frances has been WONDERFUL. Professional, empathetic, knowledgeable, I’ve been working with her for three months and it has helped immensely. She has my absolute highest regard and recommendation!

Reviewed September 2022

I had a wonderful experience with Francis, she is amazing and very helpful!! My last free session through my however didn’t go through I’m sorry Francis I tried to message you it wouldn’t let me !! I have no clue why ? I will check with my work … Thank you for being so helpful when I can afford it I’ll be back !! Sherri

Reviewed August 2022

I enjoy our sessions Francis understands supports listens offers multiple ways of viewing a situation and dealing with the situation.

Reviewed August 2022

I have just had my first therapy session by phone and I immediately loved Frances !! She really listened to me !

Reviewed July 2022

Love her!

Reviewed June 2022

I love the journaling side of things. It allows for our sessions to be a reflection of the journaling, rather than pricing together what happened between sessions.

Reviewed June 2022

Frances is amazing. She makes me feel seen and heard and helps me when I need it most. It’s more than I could hope for and I love the strength and clarity I have because of our sessions.

Reviewed June 2022

Francis is the best, has helped me more than she knows.

Reviewed June 2022

Frances has been an absolute pleasure to work with. She has helped both my wife and I with some difficult things. She has the ability to lighten the conversation without going off topic. Not only does Frances listen, but she makes you feel heard as well. A massive thank you to Frances for giving us the tools we needed to learn more about ourselves as individuals and as a couple. We will revisit the techniques and skills she has given us for years to come. We will miss our interactions with her dearly.

Reviewed May 2022

Frances has provided support and aided me in identifying solutions to a variety of situations and events I needed to process.

Reviewed May 2022

She’s very helpful she listens well and i love her approach it’s like she eases in and backs off then ease back in so she won’t push you to hard and i love that

Reviewed May 2022

I really enjoy speaking with Frances. I've been working with her for years and there is no one else I would trust my care with than Frances.

Reviewed March 2022

Frances is always responsive, attentive, and insightful. She lets me direct the conversation and seems to find it easy to bring everything back around to my underlying concerns and is spot on every time. I call her 'my girl, Frances.' Kinda like the old school 'my girl Friday'. But she is way more than my girl Friday for sure.

Reviewed February 2022

Frances is a caring, intelligent, thoughtful therapist that listens and helps you recognize and delve in to the issues and troubles that you are dealing with and works with you to create real, doable, solutions. She is a blessing!

Reviewed February 2022

It may have only been 3 sessions as or right now, however Frances has really helped. She has an amazing personality that allowed me to really connect. That was my biggest concern with using BetterHelp. She has also shown genuine concern, and care for the issues I have raised. That coupled with her suggestion, and therapeutic expertise has allowed me to find the outside help I need. I highly recommend her, and BetterHelp. I was a skeptic too.

Reviewed February 2022

Frances has been terrific. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for counseling.

Reviewed February 2022

I am a returning patient of hers. She is the best.

Reviewed January 2022

She is great!

Reviewed January 2022

Frances is incredibly supportive and i really appreciate our sessions

Reviewed January 2022

Frances is amazing. I feel heard and validated during each session. She truly understands my concerns and has lots of wonderful strategies to help me cope.

Reviewed November 2021

I’m very grateful for Frances! She’s kind, quirky, knowledgeable, and has definitely given me perspective on the issues I’m dealing with. She’s hopeful that we can make change, even though I feel extremely stuck…and broken. She’s non-judgmental and I really enjoy working with her!

Reviewed November 2021

Wonderful therapist who listens and helps. Best therapist I've worked with.

Reviewed November 2021

She is amazing!!!

Reviewed November 2021

Frances is a great counselor who listens attentively, never passes judgment and genuinely cares about your well being. She enables you to relay your concerns, anxieties and fears and then provides the tools and resources you need to process, heal and move forward from those issues. Her experience and dedication to better mental health is evident with every encounter and I am so grateful for help.

Reviewed November 2021

I love Frances! She is a blessing to me. I knew she would be a great fit for me from our first session. She is loving, empathetic, intelligent, with a touch of humor. Would recommend her to anyone.

Reviewed September 2021

Frances has a great skill for digging. I am a type to avoid the painful topics for which are bothering me so don't know how to just start on the topic. Well Frances digs, and if she finds nothing, she knows when to dig another hole till she strikes gold. 1st session is get to know each other and a bit of info gathering. 2nd session she dug and struck some gold. The work and exercises (homework) have been a great help in getting me to reach my therapy goals which is to feel happiness again, be productive again and connect with people again. Thank you Frances and can't wait till our next session.

Reviewed September 2021

I believe Frances is a compassionate and sincere therapist. She is good about letting you explore what topics you want to discuss in each session or she can guide you along with questions and exercises. She is also very responsive to messages and helps you navigate BetterHelp. I look forward to speaking with Frances each week and gaining a better understanding of myself.

Reviewed September 2021

Absolutely love Frances! I have been with her for a good while now and I’m so thankful for her

Reviewed August 2021

Very friendly and attentive!

Reviewed August 2021

I find Francis to be non-judgmental, open, respectful, and is good at redirecting me.

Reviewed August 2021

She is one of the best to ever do it. I am so glad that she and I were able to reunite. She knows my history and has always been very helpful, caring, and supportive.

Reviewed August 2021

Frances is great, she listens to what I’m going through and offers thoughtful guidance to help me through the situation. Very personable and empathetic therapist that I would highly recommend.

Reviewed July 2021

Talking to Frances is such a joy. She has a great personality and her positivity and humor are infectious. She offers practical and helpful tips to help manage my thoughts.

Reviewed July 2021

Frances is amazing! She listens and always happy to help you out.

Reviewed July 2021

I was in a very dark place when I finally began my sessions with Francis Berniger. She's been such a great listener, she's helped me focus so much, and realigned my priorities. Overall she's been leading me to a much happier mental state of being.

Reviewed July 2021

Frances is an amazing individual and counselor. Frances adapts to your needs and way of thinking and provides tangible solutions to issues you are facing. I don't feel like I need to prep before each session in order to make progress. As an individual from a minority culture, I didn't once feel uncomfortable talking about my life and principles. Frances asked questions only as needed to understand my background and respected me as an individual. I highly recommend Frances.

Reviewed June 2021

Frances is excellent. I am so happy I was able to be matched with her.

Reviewed June 2021

She's awesome!

Reviewed April 2021

Great counselor! Very supportive and understanding.

Reviewed March 2021

Wonderfully supportive, encouraging and empathetic. She has helped me come through the most difficult period of my life.

Reviewed January 2021

Frances had helped me so much is just a few short months. I am so thankful!

Reviewed November 2020

Frances made me feel at ease the moment we started talking. It's very easy to talk with her about literally anything.

Reviewed August 2020

I look forward to my sessions with Frances. She listens to me and then she gives me feedback. She knows how to deal with my Narcissistic daughter, and gives me great advice on how to pull back from her in the right way. I respect her opinions and her help.

Reviewed August 2020

Frances is wonderful, capable, insightful, high energy and enthusiastic to help you reach your goals in counseling. I am very happy I found her.

Reviewed August 2020

Frances has made me feel so comfortable and safe in such a short amount of time, I really could not ask for anything more.

Reviewed July 2020

She's great! Definitely recommend her.

Reviewed July 2020

Frances is an expert in her field and solution oriented!

Reviewed July 2020

Listens, keeps track of ongoing concerns, has helpful worksheets and helps you through exercises you can later do on your own when having an anxiety attack, for example

Reviewed July 2020

Frances has been easy to communicate with. She listens to my preferences, and it's easy to tell she takes good notes. She is kind and warm and easy to plan/schedule with. This has been my easiest transition to a new therapist that I've ever had.

Reviewed July 2020

I have only had one counseling session with Frances, but immediately felt that she wanted to understand my counseling goals and needs. I felt her compassion and expertise right away. I’m so thankful that I was able to be linked up with her.

Reviewed July 2020

I immediately felt comfortable with Frances. There was no feeling of being judged, only supported. She has provided me with very helpful resources that I am using on a daily basis to help with my anxiety and my past unhealthy coping tools.

Reviewed July 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Frances Berniger offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Frances Berniger works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Frances Berniger speak?

Frances Berniger speaks English.

How many years of experience does Frances Berniger have?

Frances Berniger has 20 years of experience.

Where is Frances Berniger licensed to practice?

Frances Berniger is licensed to practice in Virginia and Texas.

Does Frances Berniger accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Frances Berniger does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Frances Berniger offer?

Frances Berniger offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Frances Berniger?

Frances Berniger can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Frances Berniger?

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