Miriam Franco
(She/Her/Hers)
Certified Trauma Professional, Hypnotherapist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist
I use multiple modalities in a psycho-dynamic practice to help clients recover from relationship issues, grief, health or life stressors and trauma.
I work closely and actively with clients to recover from anxiety, depression, relationship issues, health trauma, PTSD, traumatic grief, and to improve coping with stress, health conditions, disability and existential threats.
Practice hours (EST)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Anxiety
- Career
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Assault
- Social Anxiety
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Forensic Psychotherapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Object Relations Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Training
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$175 — $200per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Pennsylvania
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Pennsylvania
- Out-of-pocket
- Out-of-network insurance
- In-network insurance
Payment methods
- Check
- Zelle
Credentials
Licenses
PSYPACT Provider
Mobility number: 888-201-6360
Psychologist
Commonwealth of PA
PS015002, Pennsylvania
Certificates
Advanced Certification in EMDR
EMDRIA
Certification in Attachment Focused EMDR
Laura Parnell Institute
Certified Multiple Sclerosis Specialist
Consortium of MS Centers
Certificatin in Interactive Guided Imagery
Beyond Ordinary Nursing
Eriksonian Hypnosis Levels I & II
Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Healing Faster Guided Imagery
Peggy Huddleston's Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster
Certificate in Relational Psychoanalysis
Institute for Relational Psychoanalysis in Philadelphia
Education
Graduate School of Psychology Immaculata University
PsyD (Doctor of Psychology), 1999
Smith Graduate School of Social Work
MSW (Master of Social Work), 1978
Publications
PTSD and Older Women
2007, Journal of Women and Aging, 1540-7322