Meet Your Therapist
Frania Romulus, LCSW
She/Her | Licensed Therapist (MA) | Neurodivergent | Cat Mom
“Women of color are expected to suffer in silence–we will not!”
Frania G. Romulus, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and trauma-informed facilitator with a passion for guiding marginalized communities toward healing and resilience. Frania’s journey into this work was sparked by lived experience and survival, which led her to become a SIMPACT scholar during graduate school at Simmons University and completing an interclerkship with Tufts Medical School.
She has over a decade of experience supporting clients who have experienced childhood trauma, abuse, grief, discrimination, systematic oppression, and complex PTSD. Frania draws from her extensive training in trauma-informed care, minority mental health, faith and spirituality, and performance arts to utilize a compassionate, client-centered approach to foster a safe space for processing difficult experiences and prevent retraumatization.
Frania is particularly interested in using crisis intervention and trauma-informed assessment on effects of oppression and systematic injustice, psychoeducation, and empathy-building tools to help individuals understand their past within the context of their life experiences, honoring their survival skills and building resilience for the future.
Outside of her professional work, Frania is actively involved in Prayer Ministry. She enjoys theater, performance, playwriting, poetry, singing and playing the saxophone while spending time with her youngest sibling and cats.
Credentials & Experience
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Frania G. Romulus, LCSW, earned her Master of Social Work from Simmons University, where she was a SIMPACT scholar and completed an interclerkship with Tufts Medical School. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Clark University. She brings over a decade of experience supporting individuals and communities across hospital, psychiatric, family, and community settings.
Her background includes work at McLean SouthEast, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Cambridge Health Alliance. Her approach draws on trauma-informed care, culturally responsive practice, and experience in crisis intervention, individual and group therapy, and family support.
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Experiences of manipulation, coercive control, or harmful religious teachings can leave you questioning your voice and sense of self. Frania offers compassionate space to explore these experiences without judgment, including responses you developed while trying to protect yourself. Drawing on her work with survivors of violence and trauma, she supports you in recognizing harmful patterns, strengthening boundaries, and rebuilding self-trust. Together, you can explore what safety and choice mean for you.
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Grief can follow the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or the care and opportunities you needed but never received. Frania supports you in making room for these losses while exploring how early experiences influence present-day feelings and relationships. Her background in child and family work informs a compassionate approach to unmet needs and longstanding patterns. Reflection and creative expression offer opportunities to reconnect with yourself at your own pace.
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Understanding how you think, feel, and process the world can help you find support that fits your needs. Frania’s experience includes supporting individuals with autism and cognitive disabilities, alongside people navigating anxiety, depression, and family challenges. She takes a collaborative, strengths-based approach to exploring routines, communication, and coping strategies. The work centers your experiences while making space for the effects of misunderstanding, exclusion, and pressure to fit in.
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Faith and spirituality can be sources of comfort, conflict, connection, or change. Frania welcomes exploration of your beliefs and identity, including parts of yourself you may have learned to hide or judge. Her background in prayer ministry and the performing arts informs her appreciation for meaning-making and creative expression. Whether you are deepening your faith, questioning inherited beliefs, or finding your own path, your values and choices guide the process.
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When life has required constant vigilance, slowing down or accepting support can feel unfamiliar. Frania helps you explore survival patterns within the context of trauma, discrimination, and systemic oppression, honoring how those responses helped you cope. Drawing on trauma-informed care, psychoeducation, and approaches such as CBT and mindfulness, she supports the development of practical coping skills. Together, you can work toward greater flexibility, steadiness, and room for rest, connection, and joy.