Dr. Foresteen Forbes, CA Psychologist 21049

Dr. Foresteen Forbes is a California psychologist with over two decades of clinical experience. She blends focused, practical work with a straightforward, compassionate style to help people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and difficult life changes.

She earned a BS in Nursing from Biola University and served as a Navy nurse, including deployment during the Gulf War. Later she completed a doctorate in psychology from Azusa Pacific University and held a role in a state hospital for 15 years working with adults who experienced childhood trauma.

Her practice emphasizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside attachment-focused and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions involve clear goals, skill practice, and conversations that connect present patterns to past experience. The work is direct and practical, aiming to reduce symptoms and improve daily coping.

Dr. Forbes also addresses a broad range of concerns including relationship and parenting struggles, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, grief, trauma and abuse, eating and anger issues, and challenges like hoarding or forgiveness. She pays attention to personality patterns and family-related problems that affect everyday functioning.

People who come to her can expect treatment plans shaped to their needs. She matches conversation, homework, and coping strategies to what a person wants to change. Her background in nursing and long clinical history inform a steady, experienced approach to care.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Dr. Forbes commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused ideas in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing different behaviors and coping skills to reduce anxiety or depression. Trauma-focused work helps people process past traumatic events and learn strategies to manage distressing memories and reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, goals, and preferences and then recommend a mix of methods. Together you can try approaches, adjust pacing, and decide which strategies feel most helpful in real life.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or distance constraints. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and text messaging helps with on-the-go support and follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to fit regular work on goals into daily life.