About Jennifer
Jennifer Forbes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life transitions. She uses clear, down-to-earth language so parents and individuals can understand the work ahead.
Jennifer believes people know their own story and already carry strengths to build on. In sessions she listens first, then helps identify small, realistic steps toward change.
Background and approach
She aims to make each conversation feel direct and useful rather than vague or overly technical. Her work often addresses eating and body image concerns alongside mood disorders and obsessive patterns. She also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, work stress, addiction concerns, and the impact of prejudice or discrimination.
Goals are shaped around what the client needs right now, from stabilizing mood to improving daily routines. Jennifer draws on several practical approaches, including cognitive behavioral tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and dialectical skills to manage intense emotions. She also uses client-centered listening and solution-focused techniques to set concrete goals and measure progress.
Internal Family Systems ideas can help when people feel divided or stuck inside. Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Jennifer aims to work collaboratively, helping people try options and adjust plans until something fits the life they lead.
The focus is on small wins that grow into lasting change.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Jennifer uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to address patterns that cause distress. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage intense feelings and reduce reactive behaviors.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jennifer listens to goals and preferences, then suggests strategies to try. She adjusts methods based on how a client responds so the plan fits real life and realistic schedules.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible ways to connect. Video is useful for deeper work and face-to-face interaction. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers no camera. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick skills practice, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family, work, or school routines while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Grief
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English