- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Career difficulties
- Focus
- Coaching
About Eric
Eric Forster is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois with 20 years of experience. He helps people facing parenting challenges, career setbacks, compassion fatigue, anxiety, depression, and other life stresses. He focuses on practical steps that fit into busy lives and respects each person's own knowledge about their situation.
He draws on a mix of approaches to meet real needs. He uses client-centered work to listen closely and follow the client's lead.
Background and approach
He applies cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs to find their own reasons to change. Eric often supports people who are juggling health concerns, caregiving roles, or chronic conditions.
He has experience helping clients navigate medical systems and cope with illness, aging, or hospice-related issues. He also works with people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, trauma, and grief. Sessions typically focus on what clients want to accomplish and on clear next steps between meetings.
He encourages short-term goals alongside deeper work when needed. Practical tools and steady support are combined so people leave with skills to use at home or at work. Eric brings two decades of practice to each session and centers the client's strengths.
He sees language as straightforward and avoids jargon so parents and professionals can focus on solutions. He welcomes questions and helps people find a path that feels manageable.
What Eric works with
Everything Eric lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Eric helps people with.
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Eric lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. It aims to build trust, highlight strengths, and help people make choices that fit their lives. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and uses small experiments to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for stress, anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they try methods and adjust the plan so it fits the client's needs and pace.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy parents and professionals. Video calls let people work face to face from their preferred location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, coaching-style support, or ongoing notes between longer sessions, making it simpler to keep therapy steady around work, appointments, or caregiving.
Questions people ask about Eric
What concerns does he address?
He supports people with parenting issues, career and coaching needs, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship and family problems, trauma and related difficulties.
What is his general approach in sessions?
He works in a straightforward, client-centered way that starts with listening. Sessions focus on goals, practical steps, and tools clients can use between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
Eric has 20 years of professional experience supporting people in clinical and care settings.
What are his credentials and location?
He is an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - licensed in Illinois and practices there.
What languages are offered and can he see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
He meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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