April Fortner, LPC

April Fortner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 16 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, addictions, trauma and anger. She also supports people with self-esteem, grief, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, career and mood issues including depression and bipolar disorder.

She focuses on creating an environment where clients can talk about difficult feelings without judgment. Sessions are practical and conversational. April listens first, then helps people name patterns and decide what to try next.

Her background includes long-term work with relationship and marital issues and with new parent concerns. She has experience addressing trauma, abuse, and substance use as part of broader life changes. Over time she has used a mix of approaches to help people manage strong emotions and rebuild connection.

April uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person’s perspective. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify how thoughts influence reactions. Emotionally-Focused and Gottman-influenced approaches inform her work on relationship and intimacy issues.

When someone is dealing with anger, April helps them notice triggers and practice different responses. She takes a step-by-step approach so people can try small changes between sessions. If coaching fits better than talk therapy, she can incorporate coaching-style conversations into the work.

People who choose her often want practical tools and straightforward conversation about real problems. She asks about goals, clarifies what matters most, and adjusts the work as needs change.

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