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Jennifer Forbes, LPC

  • Experience7 years
  • LocationVirginia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Eating
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Jennifer

Jennifer Forbes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with seven years of clinical experience. She draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches, including Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered methods, to help people navigate stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship or family challenges.

Background and approach

Her background also includes work with eating and body-image issues, trauma and grief, addiction-related concerns, and conditions such as bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her style emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s expertise about their own life, offering practical skills alongside deeper internal exploration.

Jennifer aims to create a supportive space where clients can build self-understanding, strengthen coping strategies, and pursue meaningful change at a pace that feels right. She frames therapy as a partnership focused on empowerment, practical problem solving, and attending to both emotions and behaviors.

Clients seeking support for career stress, compassion fatigue, obsessive or compulsive patterns, or challenges related to prejudice and discrimination will find a clinician experienced in mood disorders, self-harm prevention, and women’s issues. Jennifer works in English and provides multiple online session formats to accommodate different needs and schedules.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches in Online Care



Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach that helps people explore the different parts or inner voices that influence feelings and behaviors, often useful for addressing trauma, self-criticism, and complex emotional patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders, offering concrete strategies for day-to-day challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist listens deeply and supports the client’s own direction and goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work, and this therapist collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their needs and preferences. Sessions often blend practical skill-building with internal exploration so that goals, comfort level, and life circumstances guide the path forward.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for clients balancing busy schedules or limited mobility. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care, try different formats, and access therapy from home or another convenient location while working with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Jennifer works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship and family conflicts, eating and body-image problems, trauma and grief, addiction-related concerns, and challenges like ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is the general therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach combines collaborative, client-centered work with practical techniques from CBT and DBT and exploratory work using Internal Family Systems to balance skills and internal reflection.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience supporting clients with a variety of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
Jennifer holds the LPC credential and practices in Virginia with licence number VA LPC 0701011730.
In which languages are sessions available and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer for online work?
Clients can schedule video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability and preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsEating disordersSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageEating and food-related issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Solution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English