Frankie McKelvin , LPC

Frankie McKelvin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina who brings an educational and collaborative approach to therapy. As an LPC she holds state licensure - SC LPC 7124 - which indicates formal training and approval to provide counseling services in South Carolina. She is also a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA).

Frankie works with people from a wide range of cultural and diverse backgrounds, serving clients from adolescence through late senior years regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Her practice focuses on helping individuals, couples, and families navigate difficult life events and everyday challenges, with specialties that include family and couples work as well as support for LGBTQ individuals and related family concerns. She is intentional about taking cases she is trained to help and refers out when a client s needs fall outside her scope of practice.

Therapy with Frankie emphasizes active participation from both the client and the therapist. Sessions often include practical tasks between meetings such as journaling, reflection exercises, or other projects designed to advance goals identified collaboratively. Her counseling philosophy draws on Adlerian ideas, Gestalt principles, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and solution-focused strategies to provide structured, goal-oriented support tailored to each client s situation.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Frankie McKelvin integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution-focused techniques to guide online work in ways that are practical and person-focused. Client-centered therapy centers the client s own goals and experiences, creating space for exploration and validation while supporting autonomy and self-directed growth. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing concrete strategies to change thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps and strengths-based planning to move toward specific goals, making it a good fit for clients seeking focused, time-limited change.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Frankie collaborates with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then adapts methods so the work aligns with what the client wants to achieve. This collaborative process helps ensure the chosen techniques feel appropriate and effective for the individual or family.

Online therapy with Frankie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for scheduling and for matching the mode of communication to the client s comfort. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, to maintain continuity when routines shift, and to access licensed professionals from one's own location.