Frankie McKelvin , LPC

Frankie McKelvin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings ten years of clinical experience to work with individuals, couples, and families navigating major life transitions and persistent challenges. She is licensed by the South Carolina Board for Labor Licensing Regulations, license number 7124, and is a member of the American Counseling Association. Frankie works with clients across the lifespan, from adolescence through late senior years, and welcomes people of diverse cultural, racial, religious, and gender identities.

Her practice emphasizes a collaborative, educational approach in which clients take an active role in their progress. Sessions often include homework such as journaling or targeted exercises designed to reinforce new skills between meetings. Frankie explains techniques and expectations clearly, and she will not take on clients whose needs fall outside her training or expertise.

She has particular experience addressing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions, LGBTQ and intimacy-related issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting and blended family dynamics, attachment and adoption-related matters, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. Her work also attends to multicultural concerns, discrimination, and needs of visually impaired clients. Frankie draws from evidence-informed approaches including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, narrative work, and solution-focused strategies to tailor treatment to each person’s goals.

Approaches and Online Support for Everyday Challenges

Frankie McKelvin uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathic space where clients set the pace and priorities of their work. This approach emphasizes listening and validation and helps people struggling with relationship concerns, identity questions, or life transitions feel heard and understood.

She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - which focuses on the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT offers practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress by identifying unhelpful patterns and building new coping skills.

Narrative therapy is another tool Frankie may use to help clients separate themselves from problems and reframe their life stories. This approach can be especially helpful for those dealing with identity, cultural, or trauma-related concerns who want to make meaning of difficult experiences.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Frankie works collaboratively with each client to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she adapts methods over time rather than insisting on a single path.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit care into busy lives. These formats increase flexibility for scheduling, reduce travel time, and let clients connect with licensed professionals from locations that suit them while maintaining a consistent therapeutic relationship.