- Client-centered approach
- Practical coping tools
- Insight and mindfulness
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Forget is a licensed mental health counselor with more than 32 years of practice. He trained at Antioch New England Graduate School and holds LMHC credentials in New York and Massachusetts. He offers a calm, steady presence and focuses on getting to know each person who comes in. He aims to understand where people are coming from and what they want to change.
Over decades in both inpatient and outpatient settings, he has worked with many kinds of problems, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and trauma and abuse. He also helps people facing relationship strain, parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, career stress, and life transitions. Additional interests include attachment and family of origin issues, caregiver stress, and mood disorders such as bipolar conditions.
Jeffrey draws on client-centered therapy as a foundation, and he mixes insight-oriented and practical tools to fit each person. He often uses cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Psychodynamic and attachment-based perspectives inform how he understands long-standing patterns and relationships.
In sessions he listens for what matters to each person and works collaboratively on goals. He emphasizes a trusting, honest relationship as the basis for change. He describes himself as optimistic about the possibility of lasting progress when people are willing to do the work.
Jeffrey practices in New York and works in English. He asks people to choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and feelings. The therapist listens closely and follows what the person says matters most, helping them clarify where they want to go and what gets in the way.Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and close relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand trust, closeness, and repeating relationship habits that cause pain.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday problems that involve rehearsed thinking and behavior.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past efforts, and preferences, and together they decide which methods to use. This collaborative process makes it easier to adjust the plan as needs change.
For practical matters, confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people join from a quieter place with better focus or avoid the need to be on camera for a session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts, New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting concerns, and mood disorders such as bipolar conditions.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses a client-centered stance that prioritizes understanding each person. Sessions blend insight-oriented work with practical strategies such as cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings 32 years of practice experience, including work in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, LMHC, and is licensed in New York and Massachusetts. His practice is based in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.