Jacqueline Forde, LPC

Jacqueline Forde is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who focuses on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage worry, stress, and relationship pain. She centers sessions on clear goals and uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily life.

Jacqueline keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. She encourages people to say what they need and works alongside them to set realistic steps. She emphasizes that each person knows their life best and brings that knowledge into the work together.

Her background blends different ways of working so the plan matches the person. That can mean looking at current patterns with CBT, noticing how past attachments shape present relationships, or using acceptance-based tools to tolerate hard feelings while still moving toward valued actions.

Jacqueline often helps with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and stress related to parenting, career, or caregiving. She also addresses issues around addictions, body image, intimacy, and obsessive or compulsive patterns. She supports people coping with guilt, shame, isolation, and life transitions.

In sessions she aims to make change feel doable. Jacqueline helps people notice unhelpful beliefs, try small experiments, and practice skills between meetings. Over time those steps can free up more energy for the things that matter most.

Using CBT, ACT, and Attachment ideas online

Jacqueline often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small experiments to change them. CBT is useful for worry, panic, obsessive patterns, and low mood because it breaks big problems into manageable steps.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and accept uncomfortable emotions while moving toward meaningful action. That approach is helpful for chronic stress, grief, and patterns that don’t respond to quick fixes. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationship patterns influence current intimacy and communication struggles, which can be valuable when working on relationship and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jacqueline will listen to your concerns and goals, then suggest options and try methods together so you can see what fits. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a full-session conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quicker check-in is needed. Chat and messaging allow ongoing support and short reflections between live meetings, giving flexibility for different schedules and routines.