Adrienne Forney, LPC, LCMHC
Compassionate, practical support for life’s hard moments
Details
| Name | Adrienne Forney |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC, LCMHC |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Adrienne
Adrienne Forney is a licensed professional counselor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, family conflict, and trauma. She brings 16 years of clinical experience and a direct, compassionate manner to each session. Adrienne aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and encouraging for people who are unsure where to begin.
Adrienne creates a calm environment where clients can speak openly about their thoughts and feelings. She listens closely and helps people name patterns that cause suffering.
Background and approach
She uses practical strategies so clients can try new ways of coping between sessions. Her work includes helping people affected by substance use and those coping with the fallout of incarceration. Adrienne also helps people facing relationship strain, abandonment or attachment wounds, and the stress of caregiving or chronic illness.
She addresses issues such as body image, codependency, control struggles, and grief around separation or divorce. Adrienne draws on Narrative therapy alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered methods, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She adapts tools to each person’s needs rather than sticking to a single script.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable steps. Sessions are offered in English and conducted with sensitivity to each person’s background. Adrienne is licensed as an LPC and as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and she practices in North Carolina.
She welcomes the chance to help people find steadier footing and clearer direction.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family conflicts among the things Adrienne works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Adrienne among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Adrienne directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Adrienne directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Adrienne’s Approaches Work Online
Adrienne uses Narrative therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. This approach looks at how problems become part of a person’s story and opens space for new, more helpful narratives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also part of her work and focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult feelings, and taking committed action toward a meaningful life.She pairs these approaches with attachment-based ideas, which pay attention to patterns in relationships and how early connections shape current reactions. Together these methods aim to make sense of painful patterns and create concrete steps forward. Finding the right approach is part of the work; Adrienne collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences.
Online therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for visual connection and fuller conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can fit quick check-ins or ongoing tracking between sessions. These flexible options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or mobility challenges.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Adrienne help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, family conflict, and trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and substance-related problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Adrienne uses a warm, empathetic, and practical style. She listens closely, helps people tell their stories differently, and works on small, manageable steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional work experience helping people with a range of concerns including addictions and trauma.
What credentials and region are listed?
Adrienne holds LPC and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credentials and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.
How are costs 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?
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