Fran  Sherman
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Fran Sherman

She/Her/Hers

Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, LCSW-C
Florida Accepting Online
Palm Beach Gardens Accepting In-person

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Updated May 22, 2023

Specialties & Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Couples counseling
  • Family issues
  • Life coaching
  • Life transitions
  • Relationship issues

Professional statement

Psychotherapist, Fran Sherman, is a life strategist who has been helping people address their mental health and well being for more than two decades. Throughout her career — in both New York and Florida — Fran has been a respected authority across the wide mental-health spectrum. She’s sought out by couples, families, by parents of adolescents and by individuals.

A former director of mental health at large institutions and at mental-health agencies and Fran has worked at schools. She currently maintains a private practice in Palm Beach County, Florida. Fran has been a television and newspaper contributor for both national TV networks, local TV stations, and an array of newspapers.

Just meet Fran, however, and you’ll know immediately that she offers so much more than simply her clinical skills. Engaging and relatable, she’s discovered over the years that there’s a real hunger in the public for an educated voice on mental-health issues, particularly for expertise delivered with a meaningful, understandable connection.

Fran currently maintains a private practice in Palm Beach County, Florida, and does both in person and virtual

therapy. She uses many approaches to therapy, and is a Level 3 Gottman trained couples therapist.


Specialties

Anxiety - Fran works with clients who are coping with excessive worry, anticipatory anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, social anxiety and agoraphobia (difficulty leaving the house).

Couples counseling - Fran is a Gottman Level 3 Therapist; utilizing Gottman techniques to address relationship challenges, repair and strengthen communication and rebuild feelings of security, desire, connection, and love.

Family issues - Fran is a parent of young adults, and knows how it feels not only to be a parent, but also how to empathize with parents struggling with issues regarding their children and other family members. By opening up communication among all family members, she helps resolve issues and reestablish strong relationships.

Life coaching - Fran works with clients to build self-esteem, identify roadblocks to personal development, implement strategies for change, and set realistic and achievable personal, health and career goals.

Life transitions - Fran assists her clients who are coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving, relationship transitions, child rearing, career changes, health issues, and loss by teaching people skills to cope.

Relationship issues - Fran helps women and men learn how to date in todays confusing and complicated environment, including the fine points of online dating. She assists in helping to understand one’s wants and needs, exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating.




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Parents
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Teenagers (13-18)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

Fran Sherman is not in-network with any insurances.

Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.


Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions: $175 (60min)
  • Couples sessions: $225 (90min)
  • Family sessions: $200 (75min)

Additional session information

Payment options
  • Cash
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Venmo
  • Zelle
Session frequency

Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.

  • Weekly

Location(s)

Online Sessions (Florida)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 1pm-7pm
  • Tue 12pm-7pm
  • Wed 12pm-7pm
  • Thu 12pm-7pm
  • Fri 12pm-5pm
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Palm Beach Gardens practice
600 Sandtree Drive, 209, Palm Beach , Florida 33403
Accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 1pm-7pm
  • Tue 12pm-7pm
  • Wed 12pm-7pm
  • Thu 12pm-7pm
  • Fri 12pm-5pm
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Work and Education

Fran Sherman, LCSW Psychotherapy, Psychotherapist, 2000 - Present

New York University, MSW, 1995


Licensure

Florida: SW-4651


Languages

English