About Devon
Devon Forney helps people who are navigating stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, depression, and major life changes. She is named Devon Forney and holds LCPC, which is the Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor credential. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at making therapy feel practical and usable.
Devon focuses on young adult issues and supports people working through attachment concerns, communication problems, and feelings of isolation. She also addresses drug and alcohol addiction, mood disorders, panic, and struggles with guilt or shame.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize building self-love and stronger emotional skills. In sessions she aims to make things clear and manageable. She listens for patterns that keep someone stuck, then helps them try small changes that fit real life.
Conversations center on what matters most now and what can help between sessions. Devon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and brings a trauma-informed perspective to her work. That means she looks at how past experiences shape current reactions and helps people develop new coping tools.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Clients can expect straightforward feedback, practical exercises, and a focus on repairing relationships with themselves and others. Devon’s approach blends compassion with actionable steps to support lasting change.
Approaches and how online therapy fits
Devon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One approach helps people recognize and shift relationship and communication patterns that keep them stuck, which can ease conflict and improve connection. Another approach centers on building emotion regulation and anxiety management skills, offering practical tools to reduce panic and steady mood swings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Devon collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful and what feels realistic for daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and working through exercises together. Phone sessions are a lighter option when video is not possible, and text or chat can work for quick check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English