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Dr. Nancy Forrest

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Dr. Nancy Forrest, LPC

Pennsylvania

Dr. Nancy Forrest - LPC, Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Pennsylvania / PC002697
  • NPI1871651893
  • Experience25 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationPennsylvania

About

  • Pattern work
  • CBT elements
  • Jungian perspective

About Nancy

Dr. Nancy Forrest is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who struggle with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, and major life changes. She also addresses mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms, and problems around sleep, eating, and self-esteem.

Her practice blends several approaches so sessions can respond to the problem at hand. Conversations often focus on identifying repeated patterns that keep problems active, and on practical steps people can use between sessions. She uses elements from Jungian ideas alongside more structured techniques when they fit the issue.

Sessions attend to thinking, feeling, and behavior as linked parts of experience. That can include work on beliefs that feed anger, habits that maintain anxiety, and ways to rebuild trust in relationships. Hypnotherapy and mindfulness-based moments are sometimes introduced to help with intense emotional reactions and grounding.

She describes a thoughtful, reflective style that looks at life meaning and personal values as part of change. Existential questions about purpose and commitment can appear alongside everyday skills for communication and impulse control. The mix aims to be practical without losing sight of deeper personal themes.

People who choose her often want a clinician who can handle both symptom-focused work and exploration of deeper patterns. For anyone wondering how sessions are structured, confirming current session options before booking is recommended.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Dr. Forrest often combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening carefully and supporting the person's own sense of what matters, which helps when someone needs a reflective place to sort feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete strategies for changing unhelpful patterns, useful for anger, anxiety, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively to test methods and adjust what is used based on the client’s goals, preferences, and how they respond. That means some weeks may focus on skill-building and other weeks on deeper self-reflection or imagery work.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or permit not being on camera when that helps focus. Many clients find online sessions let them continue regular work on anger, stress, and relationship patterns without rearranging their whole schedule.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issues

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyHypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and related concerns like sleep, eating, and self-esteem.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style blends client-centered conversation with structured techniques. She uses pattern-focused work plus cognitive and experiential tools to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relational concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list session formats explicitly; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.

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