Francine Sherwood, LCSW

Francine Sherwood is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and big life changes. She communicates with respect and compassion and aims to make each person feel heard. Her work is person-centered and practical, focused on what will help day to day.

Francine has been working in social work since 1980 and holds a Florida LCSW. She has more than 32 years of professional experience and has supported people through loss, trauma, anger, and long-term health challenges. Her background includes work across the adult lifespan and in settings that address complex life circumstances.

In sessions she tailors conversation and plans to each person’s needs. She uses approaches that help people tell their story, spot unhelpful thinking, and build small actionable steps toward change. Sessions often emphasize clear goals and skills that can be practiced between meetings.

She is comfortable addressing issues such as caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, body image worries, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Francine also works with concerns around hospice and end-of-life care, forgiveness, guilt, and coping with disasters.

Francine offers services in English and Hebrew and accepts clients from outside the United States. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

Approaches that guide online care

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person and their experience, with the therapist listening closely and shaping sessions around each person's priorities and pace. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance, a clearer sense of their goals, or space to make decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It focuses on small practical shifts and skill building to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behavior patterns.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from problems by reworking the stories they tell about their lives. It can be useful for trauma, shame, grief, and rebuilding a sense of agency after difficult events.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest a mix of approaches. That plan can change over time based on what is most helpful.

Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or matching timing to work or caregiving schedules. Licensed professionals can adapt the tools above to work well in remote meetings, focusing on skills, storytelling, and clear steps people can try between sessions.