- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About April
April Fortner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and parenting concerns, stress and anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, and other life changes. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping people find practical ways forward.
April draws on person-centered care to create an open space where people can speak honestly without feeling judged. She listens for what matters most to each person and uses that as the starting point for change.
Background and approach
Sessions move at a pace set by the client and their goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can make daily life easier. For relationship concerns she brings in emotionally-focused tools and the Gottman approach to help partners improve communication and rebuild trust.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone is weighing big changes like addressing substance use. April keeps things practical. She helps people build skills for managing stress, improving sleep and eating patterns, and handling parenting pressures.
She works with issues such as grief, identity and intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, and career stress by setting clear, realistic steps. Starting therapy can feel hard, and April aims to make that first move feel respected. She partners with clients to set goals, track progress, and adjust the plan as needed so work in sessions fits real life.
What April works with
Everything April lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else April helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches April lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online relationship and parenting work
April often combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people talk through what matters while trying small, doable behavior changes. Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience so goals emerge from what feels most important. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thoughts and actions that keep problems stuck and introduce simple experiments to test new ways of coping.She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy for relationship concerns. EFT helps partners name emotions under conflict, connect around attachment needs, and practice new ways of responding that reduce distance and blame. These approaches suit issues like communication breakdowns, parenting stress, intimacy concerns, and anxiety about life transitions. Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try approaches together, and adjust based on what fits the client’s goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and couples work where seeing expressions helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow for frequent, brief support or reflections between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep momentum while juggling parenting, work, and daily life.
Questions people ask about April
What kinds of problems does April help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, bipolar and depression among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is person-centered and collaborative. She blends practical techniques from cognitive behavioral work, emotionally-focused methods for relationships, and motivational interviewing when people face big changes.
How much experience does she have?
April has 16 years of professional work experience helping people with relationship challenges, parenting pressures, substance concerns, trauma, and mood-related issues.
Where is April licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas and lists Texas as her location for clinical work.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
April works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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