Franchester Edwards
She/Her/Hers
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW Practice: Resilience Lab Specialties • Insurance & Fees • Locations
New York
Accepting Online
Flatiron District
Not Accepting In-person
Updated November 4, 2023
Franchester Edwards
Zencare Vetted
Specialties & Expertise
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Loss, grief, and bereavement
- Life transitions
- Racism, oppression, and discrimination
- Aging related concerns
Professional statement
Major life changes can bring up a wide range of feelings, but they're also ripe with opportunities for personal growth. By facilitating deep emotional processing, Franchester frees her clients from self-defeating thoughts so they can gain a new perspective and find wholeness on the other side of transition.
Franchester creates a warm, collaborative environment. Her approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Through these modalities, Franchester identifies her clients’ mental pain points to relieve emotional suffering and reframe negative core beliefs. Over time, clients no longer feel weighed down by past events. By tapping into their own inner healing, clients feel a sense of lightness again.
Franchester strongly believes it’s never too late to make a change and feels honored to support each of her clients in their growth.
Specialties
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Loss, grief, and bereavement - Emotionally preparing for the anticipated passing of a loved one; managing feelings and reactions to a death or loss of significance; support during the process of healing and acceptance
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Racism, oppression, and discrimination - Exploring how racism, oppression, and discrimination impacts one’s life, including relationships, work life, and self-esteem; growing self-care practices to combat the negative emotions that arise when faced with identity-based adverse experiences
Aging related concerns - Coping with memory loss, loss of independence, and other physical and/or mental impacts of aging. May include support for family or caregivers and resource planning for changes in living situation.
General expertise
Treatment approaches
Clientele
- Adults (24+)
- Seniors (65+)
- Loveland Therapy Fund Clients
Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna International
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- All Savers Insurance Company
- Allied Benefit Systems
- Cigna
- Golden Rule Insurance Company
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- MVP Healthcare
- Meritain Health
- New School Student Insurance (United Healthcare Student Resources)
- Nippon Life Benefits
- Optum
- Oxford Health Plans
- Surest (formerly Bind)
- Trustmark
- UMR
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Shared Services
- University of California Berkeley Student Health Insurance (Wellfleet Student)
- Wellfleet
Out-of-pocket fees
- Individual sessions: $150 (45min)
- Sliding scale: $75 - $150
- Initial session: $150 (45min)
Additional session information
Out-of-network billing options
This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:
Payment options
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
Session frequency
Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Every other week
- Multiple times a week
- As needed
Location(s)
Online Sessions (New York)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
- Morning (Before 10am)
- Daytime (10am - 1pm)
- Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
- Evening (After 5pm)
- Weekends
Regular Hours
- Mon 8am -8pm
- Tue 8am -8pm
- Wed 8am -8pm
- Thu 8am -8pm
- Fri 8am -5pm
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Flatiron District practice
928 Broadway #500,
New York, New York 10010
Not accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
- Morning (Before 10am)
- Daytime (10am - 1pm)
- Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
- Evening (After 5pm)
- Weekends
Regular Hours
- Mon Please inquire about hours
- Tue Please inquire about hours
- Wed Please inquire about hours
- Thu Please inquire about hours
- Fri Please inquire about hours
- Sat Please inquire about hours
- Sun Please inquire about hours
Work and Education
Years of Experience: 2 years
Reimagined Counseling and Counsultation, School Based Mental Health Clinician, 2021 - 2021
Rutgers University, MSW, 2021
Licensure
New York: 114513-01
New Jersey: 44SL06705600
Languages
English