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LMFT

Francesca Giordano, LMFT

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationColorado
  • Focus areasRelationship, Family, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Francesca

Francesca Giordano invites people who are navigating relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, or major life transitions to explore meaningful change together.

Background and approach

As a Colorado-licensed LMFT with five years of professional experience, she emphasizes building trust and an accepting space where clients can express difficult thoughts and feelings without judgment. Francesca frames therapy as a collaborative journey aimed at increasing insight and helping clients feel and function better.

Her work blends empathic listening with practical tools so clients can start applying new skills right away. Francesca draws on approaches such as Internal Family Systems, client-centered techniques, and cognitive behavioral strategies to help address concerns like attachment wounds, communication challenges, chronic illness stress, and issues connected to separation or caregiving.

She brings a calm, grounded presence informed by her own roles as a parent and partner, and she supports clients in identifying strengths, reducing shame, and building healthier patterns of relating to themselves and others.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy for Relationship and Life Challenges



Internal Family Systems supports exploring the many parts that make up a person - for example protective parts and vulnerable parts - and helps people build a kinder, more curious relationship with inner experiences. It can be useful for attachment wounds, shame, and complex emotional patterns. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own perspective and pace, offering empathic support and nonjudgmental presence so clients feel heard while they clarify values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain distress and offers tools to change them, which can be helpful for coping with life changes, anxiety, and low self-esteem.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Francesca approaches that collaboratively. She will work with each client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to attend sessions from across Colorado, maintain continuity through life transitions, and integrate therapy into daily routines while working toward clearer communication, reduced shame, and practical coping skills.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Francesca address?
She works with relationship issues, family matters, grief, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes, as well as related areas like abandonment, attachment, chronic illness stress, and post-traumatic stress.
What therapeutic approaches does she use in sessions?
Sessions incorporate client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused methods, and Internal Family Systems ideas to combine empathy, insight, and practical strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience providing therapy to clients while holding an LMFT license in Colorado.
Where is Francesca licensed to practice?
She is a Colorado-licensed marriage and family therapist with credential CO LMFT MFT.0001534 and her license limits practice to clients located in Colorado.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on needs and scheduling.
How are fees and subscription handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Francesca?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFertility issuesGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English