Jacqueline Forde

Jacqueline Forde is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Texas. She aims to create a low-pressure space where people can bring hard things and feel heard. Jacqueline emphasizes that each person knows their life best and works alongside them to set the pace for change.

She uses a blend of practical methods to address problems that often come from past experiences. That blend includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and client-centered approaches. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful patterns, testing new ways of thinking, and trying out different behaviors in daily life.

Jacqueline helps with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, grief, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and issues related to intimacy and body image. She also addresses career strain, parenting challenges, and compulsive behaviors like hoarding and OCD symptoms. Work can be short-term problem solving or a deeper look at long-standing patterns.

In practice she pays attention to how old beliefs keep showing up now. That means exploring early experiences and how they shape current reactions. The goal is to replace automatic habits that cause pain with clearer choices and more useful responses.

Her style is collaborative and grounded. She helps people name what gets in the way, practice manageable changes, and build on small successes to move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, anger, and for making life changes that feel meaningful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce distress and change behavior; it often helps with anxiety, panic, and mood problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence how someone connects and reacts now, which can help with relationship strain and intimacy issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as therapy progresses.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, offer shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let someone avoid travel time. It also allows therapists to use worksheets, behavior experiments, and in-the-moment skills practice that transfer into daily life, helping people test new responses to stress, anger, and relationship triggers.