Dr. Victor Franco, LMHC
New York · 23 years in practice
Dr. Victor Franco helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy challenges.
License and registration
- LMHC, New York
- 004151 · expires August 2028
- NPI
- 1629282405 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Victor
Dr. Victor Franco helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy challenges. He also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, parenting strain, eating or body image issues, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.
Dr. Franco practices in New York and communicates in English and Spanish. He keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person.
Conversations are invitational and honest.
Background and approach
He listens for patterns that cause pain and works with clients to try new ways of responding. Many clients find practical tools helpful, so he blends talk with exercises people can use between sessions. He draws on approaches that emphasize meaning, values, and present choices, along with methods that address thoughts, attachment patterns, and acceptance-based skills.
Dr. Franco holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, LMHC, and brings 23 years of clinical experience. His background includes work with trauma survivors in a large New York organization and participation in national and international mental health groups.
Sessions may include short skills practice, values clarification, or structured cognitive techniques depending on what a person needs. He aims to help people identify strengths, reduce symptoms that get in the way, and make decisions that fit their life and values.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Victor lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Victor names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Using values, acceptance, and attachment in online care
Existential therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility. It helps people facing big life questions, grief, or a sense of emptiness by encouraging honest reflection and decisions that align with personal values. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, pairs acceptance of difficult feelings with clear steps toward what matters most, which can help with anxiety, depression, and unwanted behaviors.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns influence current relationships and reactions. It can help people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and practice new ways of relating. Dr. Franco blends these approaches so the work addresses both life meaning and everyday coping skills.
Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust over time based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods feel most useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or who live far from New York. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection and brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and fit care into daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does he address?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, eating and body image problems, bipolar disorder, and a range of related issues.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Sessions are conversational and practical. He combines meaning-focused discussion with hands-on exercises and clear tools to use between meetings.
What experience does he bring to therapy?
He has 23 years of clinical experience, including work with trauma survivors at a large New York organization and participation in national and international mental health groups.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, LMHC, with a New York LMHC designation, and he practices in New York.
Can sessions be held in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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