Dr. Frances Yahia

Dr. Frances Yahia is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with over 15 years of clinical experience. She has a PhD in mental health and works with people facing relationship and intimacy issues, family concerns, low self-esteem, and life changes.

She blends practical conversation with reflective work. Sessions often look at patterns in relationships, attachment and abandonment concerns, and how past dynamics affect current choices. She also addresses body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and problems around money or control.

Her background includes writing books on the subconscious, the inner child, family relationships, romantic partnerships, and spiritual topics. She also leads retreats and workshops and teaches depth psychology at the college level. That mix of classroom, group work, and private practice shapes how she plans sessions.

In a meeting with her, clients can expect to talk about concrete relationship patterns, communication habits, and practical coping strategies. She helps people consider values and life purpose when facing midlife transitions or divorce and separation.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. For people outside the United States, she is not currently accepting international clients. To begin, follow the online matching and scheduling steps on the site.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Her practice draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on patterns in relationships and internal emotional work. One common approach addresses attachment and abandonment patterns by tracing how early relationships shape current responses and teaching tools for clearer communication and boundary setting. This helps when intimacy feels difficult or when old fears influence decisions.

Another strand of her work looks at inner child dynamics and subconscious patterns. That approach helps people notice automatic reactions, name underlying beliefs, and experiment with new ways of relating to themselves and others. It can be useful for issues like shame, guilt, impulsivity, and body image concerns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust that plan over time. The therapeutic plan is reviewed as progress and priorities change.

If you want online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or reduce travel time. Licensed professionals often use virtual sessions to keep continuity of care while clients manage day-to-day commitments.