Frank Centonze, LPC

Frank Centonze is an LPC who focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, relationship strains, and challenges like addiction and grief. He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what feels overwhelming. The first meetings usually clarify the problem and what a person hopes to change. With 15 years of experience, Frank draws on several practical approaches to help people make steady progress. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings while moving toward a valued life. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. He also brings client-centered skills that prioritize each person’s pace and priorities. Frank works with a broad set of concerns, including trauma and abuse, bipolar and depressive conditions, anger, and issues around attachment and abandonment. He also supports people facing caregiver stress, first responder strain, and problems related to substance use. Conversations often focus on clearer communication, coping skills, and rebuilding a sense of agency. Sessions emphasize straightforward strategies and small experiments people can try between meetings. Frank helps people set realistic goals and track what changes help. He pays attention to past relationships and family patterns when they affect present difficulties. People looking to start therapy are invited to consider what they want to change and what has felt most blocking. Frank aims to build practical habits alongside deeper emotional work so people can move forward more confidently.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose small actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and meaning-related worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting thought patterns that lead to unhelpful behavior and testing new ways of thinking and acting. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into manageable steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns from a person’s past and how they affect current connections, which can aid with trust, abandonment, and communication struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process is flexible and adjusts as people learn what helps and what does not.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten routine check-ins, or reduce travel time. It also lets people try therapy from different surroundings, which can make practicing new skills feel more natural. Licensed professionals can discuss how to structure sessions to match daily life and therapy goals.