Frances Griffis, VT Psychologist 048.0069422, FL Psychologist PY5664

Frances Griffis is a psychologist licensed in Vermont and Florida who brings 25 years of doctoral-level practice to her work. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about mood, grief, anxiety, and major life changes. Frances meets each person where they are and helps them figure out what is and isn’t working in their life.

She often focuses on issues that come with aging and end-of-life planning, though she also supports people dealing with parenting stress, relationship concerns, career transitions, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Frances uses a client-centered stance that prioritizes the person’s perspective, and she combines that with practical cognitive tools to address unhelpful thought patterns.

Frances has a postdoctoral master’s in psychopharmacology and can discuss medication questions with clients. She does not prescribe medication, but she can explain why a physician recommended a drug, talk through dosing questions, and consult with a prescriber when helpful.

Her style is straightforward and conversational. She reflects back what she hears and helps people evaluate whether their current habits and coping strategies serve them. Sessions are aimed at clearer thinking, improved day-to-day functioning, and finding workable next steps.

Over her long career Frances has combined client-centered listening with elements of cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work. She tailors those approaches to the person in front of her and adjusts as needs change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. Online sessions can still provide that kind of attentive, empathic listening and space to make sense of feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; in an online session a therapist can coach thinking exercises, suggest behavioral experiments, and review progress between meetings. Existential Therapy helps people face big questions about meaning, loss, and life transitions by naming values and choices and can be useful when someone is coping with grief, midlife shifts, or end-of-life concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Frances will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then recommend strategies to try. She adjusts the balance of listening, cognitive tools, and solution-focused steps based on how a person responds over time, and she invites collaboration on what feels most useful.

The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm formats before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example it can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins around work breaks, and remove the need to be on camera when audio-only is preferred. Frances can also talk with you about medication questions during sessions and consult with a prescriber when needed. Online therapy aims to bring core therapeutic work into everyday routines without changing the need for honest conversation and active steps between sessions.