- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Nancy
Dr. Nancy Forrest helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship difficulty. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience and often supports clients facing parenting concerns.
Her style is conversational and down-to-earth, with a focus on practical steps someone can try between sessions. She draws on multiple approaches to meet each person's needs rather than following a single method. That can mean using client-centered listening to clarify values, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, or Jungian ideas to look at deeper patterns of meaning.
Background and approach
She also uses hypnotherapy and existential ideas when they fit the situation. Sessions typically look at how day-to-day habits, relationships, and past wounds affect current functioning. She pays attention to emotional and physical signals and discusses ways to change routines, manage reactions, and rebuild trust with oneself.
Parents often get concrete tools for sleep, eating, and stress management alongside conversations about family roles. Dr. Forrest prefers a collaborative process.
She works with each person to set practical goals, try new approaches, and adjust as needed. Her wide experience in Pennsylvania gives her a broad base of examples to draw on when helping people navigate life transitions. Her work is straightforward and paced to the client.
People who want a therapist who blends practical tools with deeper exploration may find this a helpful match.
What Nancy works with
Everything Nancy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Nancy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Nancy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and prioritizing the client's goals, helping them feel heard and clear about what to work on. It is useful for people who want practical support and a steady collaborative relationship.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and practicing concrete behavior changes. It works well for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and parenting strategies that benefit from step-by-step plans.
Existential ideas look at life meaning and personal values, which can help when people face major transitions or questions about purpose. These conversations can unfold in deeper reflective sessions alongside more skills-based work.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay focused and useful.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let the therapist and client use visual cues and longer work; 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, written reflection, or quick coping tools between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and build new routines without extra travel.
Questions people ask about Nancy
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar and depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, mixing conversational listening with cognitive behavioral tools and deeper exploratory work depending on need.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 25 years of experience working with a wide range of issues and brings that clinical background into treatment planning and problem solving.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
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?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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