Fran Parker completed her MSW in 1974 with her thesis on Behavioral Control of Overeating. Later in the 1970s she attended intensive training with Hazeldon for treatment of both drug abuse and alcoholism. In 1983, Fran Parker obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a concentration on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She did her Ph.D. dissertation on Dominant Attitudes of Adult Children of Holocaust Survivors Toward their Parents.  

Dr. Parker specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, insight-oriented therapy and ego supportive psychotherapy. She is eclectic in her approach, individualizing the therapy to the needs of her clients. Dr. Parker advocates for and teaches clients how to navigate life proactively.  

Her current specialties include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder AD/HD in children, adolescents, and adults, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, PTSD, Hoarding, Eating Disorders, substance abuse, as well as working with anxious and depressed clients who are stuck. She has helped parents advocate for and obtain Individual Education Plans and Section 504 accommodations for their children with AD/HD and learning challenges.

 Dr. Parker has been the Coordinator of Eastern Oakland County Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD) for over 20 years. In 2010 she achieved a CHADD Teacher Award for teaching Parent-to-Parent classes nationally and internationally in teaching Parenting Classes in navigating the lifespan of raising AD/HD children proactively to launch into a productive adulthood. Dr. Parker published an article in ATTention magazine preparing AD/HD young adults for a successful transition to college. She has spoken locally and nationally at numerous conferences on Parenting, college, and navigating AD/HD children, adolescents and young adults using strengths with educational and life challenges. Dr. Parker helped organize and implement The Michael Golds Memorial Conference at Oakland Community College in doing the programming and presenting for over 10 years. She published a chapter in a book on PTSD from Holocaust to Viet Nam after participating on a panel for the Orthopsychiatric conference on the topic. She was an organizer in launching CHAIM (Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan) in December 1979 for the Second Generation children of survivors. Her next plan is to speak at Secondary Schools to debunk myths and further educate about the facts of the Holocaust.