About Francine
Dr. Francine Kleinpaste is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with 22 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and LGBT issues.
Her approach is warm and direct, and she aims to make therapy understandable and practical for everyday life. She creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through without judgment. Sessions focus on exploring what matters most to the client and identifying small, achievable steps forward.
Background and approach
She emphasizes collaboration and respects each person’s values and identity. Dr. Kleinpaste uses tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral approaches, and trauma-focused therapy to respond to immediate concerns and longer-term patterns.
She also draws on solution-focused and dialectical behavior methods when appropriate to teach coping skills and improve communication. Her experience includes work with people affected by sexual abuse and domestic violence, and with members of LGBT and alternative lifestyle communities. She also supports people managing caregiver stress, body image concerns, panic attacks, mood disorders, and identity questions such as gender dysphoria.
People can expect practical strategies alongside emotional support. Dr. Kleinpaste aims to help clients build confidence and clearer direction, whether the goal is managing symptoms, repairing relationships, or finding renewed purpose.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience, helping them set their own goals and make choices that fit their values. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm space to sort out feelings and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear, hands-on strategies like tracking thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and manage mood problems.
Trauma-focused therapy targets the impact of past hurt and teaches tools to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It often combines skills training with careful processing of difficult memories when the person is ready.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then shape a plan that mixes approaches as needed in a collaborative way.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists and clients meet face to face when schedules or distance make in-person sessions hard. Phone sessions or live chat can be a good fit for lower bandwidth, shorter check-ins, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Text-based messaging supports ongoing check-ins and brief skill practice between longer sessions, making it easier to keep progress steady.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English