Franklin Co

Hi, I’m Franklin! I am a professional counselor associate with particular interest in working with members of the BIPOC and queer communities, who contend with systemic issues like racial trauma, heterosexism, and othering, all while trying to navigate their identities and relationships. I welcome adolescents and adults from all backgrounds to my practice, which aims to be a nonjudgmental space that validates struggle, normalizes emotions, and fosters resilience. In my practice, I use a relational and systemic lens to understand my clients’ problems. The relationships and cultures we occupy are significant factors that I consider as we explore your concerns and collaborate on solutions. My approach aims to neutralize imbalances in power between me and my clients based on our social locations (e.g., age, race, gender, sexual and affectional orientation, etc.). These identities are integral to our experiences in life, informing the values we hold, the beliefs we endorse, the privileges that benefit us, and the oppression we endure. I will work toward understanding the world as you see and live in it as we share and transfer the roles of expert, teacher, and healer.