Francis Daniels
Welcome. My name is Francis Daniels. My friends call me Fran. I am engaged to John and mom to Bailey. I love crafts, reading, and video games. I believe that all people can benefit from therapy and see my own therapist. My practice is dedicated to helping individuals navigate major health transformations, relationship hardships, and significant life shifts with clarity and resilience.
Navigating Life’s Transformations with Lived Understanding & Clinical Care
I founded this practice because of two pivotal moments in my own journey. Today, my practice provides a safe, supportive space for adults working through health transitions, weight loss journeys, relationship stress, and personal challenges. My practice offers a warm, non-judgmental space to help you heal, build confidence, and thrive. Reach out today—I would be honored to partner with you.
First session
Taking the step to start therapy can feel intimidating, especially when navigating significant personal or physical changes. My primary goal for our first session is to make you feel heard, validated, and genuinely supported from day one. In our first session together, you can expect to receive: A Dedicated Assessment: A comprehensive, compassionate review of your current challenges—whether preparing for/adjusting to bariatric surgery, processing grief, or working through daily stress. A Personalized Roadmap: We will begin outlining a customized care plan tailored to your unique strengths, values, and goals, pulling from proven tools in CBT and ACT. Immediate Grounding: You will leave with a clear, actionable strategy to help you unhook from overwhelming thoughts and feel more in control between sessions.
Strengths
Strengths I Bring: The greatest strength I bring to session is deep, lived empathy. Having navigated both bariatric surgery and a deeply challenging season in my own life, I know firsthand what it feels like to face overwhelming life transitions, self-doubt, and major personal hurdles. I combine this real-world perspective with thorough clinical care, specialized bariatric training, and a warm, non-judgmental environment where you can speak freely. Yes cus words are allowed :) Why My Approach Stands Out: My approach stands out because I bridge the critical gap between medical clearance and emotional readiness. Many individuals going through health transformations or personal struggles feel like they are just "checking boxes" without receiving real emotional guidance. In my practice, you are never just a case file. I offer comprehensive assessments, practical tools, and dedicated individual support designed to help you build true resilience, adapt to identity shifts, and achieve long-term emotional well-being.
Ideal clients
My ideal clients are individuals navigating pivotal life moments, identity shifts, and deep personal transformations. I specialize in supporting adults who are preparing for or adjusting to bariatric surgery, guiding them through both the physical and emotional weight of health changes. Beyond specialized bariatric care, I welcome individuals who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, grief, or major life transitions. Whether you are adjusting to a new season of life, processing a significant loss, or trying to unhook from persistent self-doubt, my practice offers a safe, non-judgmental space to help you regain clarity, build resilience, and move forward with purpose.
Origin story
If you are navigating the emotional ups and downs of bariatric surgery or fighting to rebuild connection in a struggling marriage, you don't have to carry that weight alone. My passion for therapy comes from my own lived experience. When I had bariatric surgery, I felt approved on paper but completely unprepared for the emotional and mental shift that followed. I became a therapist to ensure others receive thorough assessments, genuine guidance, and the tools needed for long-term health and emotional success. Later, when my own marriage hit a painful wall, compassionate counselors poured into me and helped us navigate our hardest seasons. That experience transformed my life, and it inspired me to pay that hope and support forward to others facing deep relationship hurdles. In our sessions, you can expect a warm, non-judgmental environment where your story is heard and your challenges are met with real empathy and actionable tools. Whether you are preparing for a major health transition or trying to find your footing in your relationship, I am here to walk alongside you. Let's take the next step together.
Ongoing work together
Therapy is not a one-size-fits-all process. Because I practice from an eclectic approach, our work together adapts directly to where you are, what you are experiencing, and what you need most in any given week. In our regular 50-minute individual sessions, we will focus on: Building Practical Mindset Tools (CBT): Examining unhelpful thought loops, self-doubt, or anxiety, and replacing them with grounded, realistic perspectives. Developing Psychological Flexibility (ACT): Learning how to unhook from overwhelming cravings, difficult emotions, or major identity shifts so you can take confident, values-aligned action. Cultivating Strengths & Growth (Positive Psychology): Actively building resilience, self-compassion, and daily habits that help you move beyond surviving to truly flourishing. Whether you are adjusting to life after bariatric surgery, managing anxiety or grief, or navigating a major personal transition, our sessions offer a warm, non-judgmental space to gain clarity, track your progress, and build lasting emotional strength.
Treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps bariatric patients by building psychological flexibility around the emotional, social, and physical shifts that come with weight loss surgery. Rather than trying to eliminate food cravings, body image distress, or surgical anxiety, ACT teaches clients to accept uncomfortable internal experiences without letting them drive behavior. Rather than trying to change or reduce unwanted thoughts and feelings, ACT teaches clients to change their relationship to those internal experiences so they can take meaningful action.
Christian Counseling
In addition to standard clinical therapy, I offer Christian Counseling for individuals who wish to explore their mental health and life challenges through the lens of their faith. Integrating biblical principles with evidence-based therapeutic practices allows us to address emotional healing while honoring your spiritual values. Please note that spiritual integration is completely optional. I meet every client where they are, and faith is only incorporated into our work if you specifically choose to include it.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
In our sessions, I frequently draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help you understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and daily choices. When navigating major life changes, health transitions, or difficult seasons, it is easy for unhelpful thought patterns—like self-doubt, catastrophizing, or perfectionism—to take over. CBT gives us practical, structured tools to step back, examine those automatic thoughts, and gently reframe them into more balanced and grounded perspectives. Rather than just talking about problems, CBT equips you with actionable strategies you can apply outside of sessions to build resilience, reduce anxiety, and feel more in control of your life.
Eclectic
I believe that no single psychological theory holds all the answers, because no two people experience life in the exact same way. As an eclectic therapist, I draw from a rich toolkit of evidence-based models—including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and humanistic principles—to craft a personalized approach for every client. Rather than forcing your unique story into a rigid theoretical box, I pull the most effective, relevant parts of different therapies to meet you where you are. Whether we are using CBT to examine unhelpful thought patterns, ACT to cultivate psychological flexibility during a major life transition, or person-centered techniques to foster deep self-compassion, your treatment plan is tailored specifically to your needs, values, and goals.
Positive Psychology
While traditional therapy often focuses on reducing distress, I use Positive Psychology to help you build a life filled with purpose, resilience, and genuine well-being. I operate from the belief that you already possess innate strengths—such as courage, perseverance, and compassion—that can be leveraged to navigate life’s hardest transitions. In our sessions, we don't just focus on managing symptoms; we actively work to identify what brings you vitality, meaning, and connection. By focusing on your core character strengths and cultivating intentional habits like gratitude and self-compassion, we create a clear path forward that helps you move beyond surviving to truly flourishing.
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In-person sessions5121 69th St, Lubbock, TX 79424, STE 121
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