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Dr. Nancy Forrest, LPC

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Nancy

Dr. Nancy Forrest offers therapy for people seeking relief from stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She aims to help clients untangle long-standing patterns that interfere with connection, intimacy, self-worth, and daily functioning. With 25 years of clinical experience, she works from an integrative lens that honors emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of healing.

Her practice combines a Jungian-informed perspective with techniques drawn from Internal Family Systems, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, existential inquiry, and hypnotherapy. This blended approach supports exploration of inner parts, meaning-making around life challenges, and practical skills for coping and behavior change.

Dr. Forrest holds an LPC in Pennsylvania (PA LPC PC002697) and offers services to clients in English, including international clients.

Sessions are available through multiple online formats to accommodate diverse needs and schedules.

How integrative approaches translate to online care

Dr. Forrest uses Internal Family Systems to help clients understand and relate to different parts of themselves, supporting work with internal conflicts, self-criticism, and patterns that maintain distress. She also employs Client-Centered Therapy which emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaborative exploration to create a safe environment for personal growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will work with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Over the first sessions she will assess what feels most helpful, adjust techniques as therapy unfolds, and invite client feedback to refine the plan together.

Online therapy with Dr. Forrest can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which supports flexibility for different lifestyles and time zones. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions and accommodate varied communication preferences, while still allowing for deep therapeutic work using integrative methods.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dr. Forrest address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting concerns, and career or life-purpose questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is eclectic and client-centered, blending compassion, exploration, and practical strategies to help clients understand patterns and build new ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dr. Forrest brings 25 years of experience to her practice, applying a range of psychotherapeutic methods developed over that time.
Where is Dr. Forrest licensed and located?
She is licensed as an LPC in Pennsylvania with the license number PA LPC PC002697 and conducts her practice from that state.
Can nonlocal or international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services in English for people located outside the United States.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesForgivenessInfidelityLife purposeMen's issuesPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

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

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English