Jennifer Forbes, LPC - Therapist in Virginia

About Jennifer

Jennifer Forbes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia. She brings seven years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, family tensions, eating and body image concerns, and mood challenges. She frames her work around each person's strengths and practical steps they can try between sessions.

Jennifer keeps language plain and straightforward so parents and caregivers can follow along easily. Her approach mixes listening with concrete tools. She uses client-centered methods to make space for what matters most to the family.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people reframe unhelpful thoughts and change small habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. In sessions she sets simple goals and checks progress together.

Conversations include problem-solving, skill practice, and ideas to try at home. This makes it easier to handle everyday parenting stress, grief, relationship conflicts, and life transitions. Jennifer also pays attention to concerns like trauma, addiction, ADHD, and self-harm when they come up.

She brings a calm, steady presence and focuses on what works now instead of getting stuck on what went wrong. Parents often get clear strategies they can use with children and partners. Her work is practical and collaborative.

She helps people find short-term fixes and longer-term changes. The aim is to reduce overwhelm and make daily life more manageable.

How therapeutic methods and online sessions fit together

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead so personal values and family priorities guide the work. This approach helps parents and caregivers feel heard and involved in decisions about change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Jennifer collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals and situation. She checks in regularly and adjusts strategies based on what is helping and what is not, so therapy stays relevant to everyday family life.

Online therapy offers practical advantages for busy families. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging provide moments of support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, and childcare while still accessing licensed professionals and structured therapeutic work.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she address?

Jennifer works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, family and parenting challenges, eating and body image issues, mood disorders, addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship problems.

What is her therapy style like?

She combines a listening, client-centered stance with concrete skills from CBT and DBT. Sessions focus on setting practical goals and trying specific strategies between meetings.

How long has she practiced?

She has seven years of professional experience working with people facing a range of emotional and family concerns.

Where is she licensed and located?

Jennifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credential VA LPC 0701011730, and practices in Virginia.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Eating disorders

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Virginia
Languages: English

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