About Nancy
Dr. Nancy Forrest offers straightforward, compassionate help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship pain. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps that can ease daily life.
Her approach blends talk therapy with attention to emotional patterns and personal meaning. With 25 years of experience as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - she draws on several therapeutic traditions to tailor sessions to each person.
How Nancy works
That can mean focusing on thoughts and behaviors one week and looking at deeper personal themes another week. She also brings techniques that address bodily and imaginative experience alongside conversation. Sessions are aimed at clear goals.
Examples include reducing anxiety, working through trauma and abuse, managing mood changes, repairing intimacy issues, and coping with life changes. She also supports concerns such as eating and sleeping problems, career stress, self-esteem, and unresolved family-of-origin issues. Her style is collaborative and respectful.
Clients can expect direct questions, gentle exploration of meaning, and practical tools to try between meetings. The work can include examining commitment and communication problems, processing grief or loss, and addressing patterns tied to abandonment or infidelity. Dr.
Forrest offers care in English and accepts international clients. Sessions are available online in several formats to fit different needs and schedules.
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What Nancy works with
The areas below are the ones Nancy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options
Dr. Forrest commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathic reflection, and supporting the client’s own pace of change; it helps with building self-trust, self-esteem, and clearer decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behaviors.She may also draw on Existential ideas when questions about meaning, life purpose, or major transitions arise. This approach invites honest conversation about values and choices and can help people facing big life changes or identity questions.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That planning happens openly so clients know what to expect and can give feedback about what helps.
Online therapy with Dr. Forrest offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text-based messaging suits people who prefer writing or need asynchronous support. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, travel, or daily life while maintaining continuity of care.
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