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Francis Prunier

FL LCSW SW20338, MA LICSW 104514
Credentials
FL LCSW SW20338, MA LICSW 104514
NPI Number
1215339734
Location
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Francis Prunier
46 years experience | Intl Clients Welcome

About Francis Prunier

As a seasoned therapist in Massachusetts, I bring nearly four decades of professional experience supporting individuals through life’s complex challenges. My approach is deeply compassionate and tailored to each client’s unique journey. I specialize in addressing a wide range of emotional experiences, including depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, trauma recovery, and grief.

My therapeutic practice focuses on helping clients navigate intricate personal landscapes—from social anxiety and isolation to workplace stress, life transitions, and interpersonal challenges. I’m particularly attuned to supporting individuals through midlife transitions, young adult struggles, caregiver stress, and complex family dynamics.

I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their deepest concerns, develop resilient coping strategies, and rediscover personal strength. My goal is to empower individuals to understand themselves more deeply, heal from past experiences, and create meaningful pathways forward.

Drawing from extensive clinical expertise, I’m committed to providing thoughtful, personalized guidance that respects each person’s unique story and potential for growth.

Licenses

LICSW
104514
LCSW
SW20338

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • Anger management
  • Career difficulties
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Attachment issues
  • Blended family issues
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Dependent personality
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Drug and alcohol addiction
  • Emptiness
  • Family problems
  • Fatherhood issues
  • First responder issues
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Impulsivity
  • Infidelity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Men's issues
  • Midlife crisis
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Phobias
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“Has done a great job of working on the issues I deal with and offering real solutions.”

“Awesome”

“Fran is a wonderful therapist. Highly recommended.”

“Francis is a gentle and supportive therapist. He is such good listener and even better at sorting out situations, experiences and my thoughts and feelings. I feel very lucky to have him.”

“He’s awesome - super communicative and gives timely responses. Great during sessions and asks the right questions to invoke thought/awareness”

“He has been very very helpful over one of the most difficult time of my life.”

“Very collected and well put. Analyzes situations well and will adjust when things can get overwhelming.”

“This has been my first experience with consistent therapy. Francis pointed me toward self-compassion and provided with practical tools to help me practice it. He listened to other exploratory areas of concern and helped me define patterns of thinking that lead to various outcomes. This coincides with being mindful when making choices, and give myself compassion to be OK with the choices I ultimately make. I highly recommend him as a therapist.”

“Fran is great and has a great deal of experience with respect to teaching mindfulness and CBT.”

“Fran is always available to talk; he is patient and insightful. I feel very comfortable sharing my thoughts with him!”

“LOVE Fran!”

“Very compassionate and caring… patient and smart”

“I have talked with Francis for about 6-7 months now and he is a great listener and easy to talk to. His drive to understand you and work with you is above and beyond what I am used to in a therapist. He is really good at having you try routines and practices you haven't tried before. Would highly recommend.”

“He is magnificent!”

“Extremely understanding and gives amazing advice!”

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