Frankie McKelvin, LPC

Frankie McKelvin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings a decade of experience to her work with clients across the lifespan. She is licensed by the South Carolina Board for Labor Licensing Regulations - License #7124 - and is a member of the American Counseling Association. Frankie works with people from diverse cultural and demographic backgrounds, offering support to those who are psychologically and emotionally healthy but seeking help handling difficult life events as well as to those facing more significant challenges. She explains clearly when a presenting concern falls outside her areas of training or expertise and does not take on clients she cannot help with the methods and knowledge she has available.

Frankie sees individuals from adolescence through late senior years regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. She identifies a specialty in family and couples work and in serving LGBTQ populations, addressing both individual and family concerns within those communities. Her practice covers a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, depression, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, eating and body image matters, parenting and blended family dynamics, attachment and adoption-related issues, and caregiver stress.

Her approach to counseling is educational and collaborative. Clients are asked to engage actively in sessions and in between appointments through practices such as journaling or other homework tasks designed to reinforce progress. Frankie integrates techniques from Adlerian and Gestalt ideas alongside cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused methods to tailor treatment to each client’s goals and needs.

Approaches that guide online therapeutic care

Frankie often draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the conversation and therapists reflect and support personal growth. This approach is helpful for people working on self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions because it prioritizes the client’s perspective and values.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical method that helps clients identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping with change because it provides concrete strategies and skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Finally, solution-focused therapy is employed to identify strengths and set achievable goals, emphasizing small, measurable steps toward change. This approach is useful for clients who want goal-oriented, time-limited work to address specific problems such as parenting challenges, communication issues, or coping with a difficult life event.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Frankie collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit counseling into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and access care from home or other convenient locations.