Dr. Foresteen Forbes, CA Psychologist
Compassionate, experienced psychologist focused on relationships
Book with ForesteenWorks with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Foresteen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- CA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Foresteen
Dr. Foresteen Forbes is a California psychologist with more than two decades of clinical experience. She blends practical therapy methods to help people manage strong emotions, rebuild connections, and handle stressful life changes.
Dr. Forbes focuses on clear goals in sessions so people leave with workable steps they can use right away. She trained first as a nurse, then completed a doctorate in psychology.
That mix of medical and psychological background shapes how she thinks about symptoms and daily functioning.
Background and approach
Early work in a state hospital gave her long experience with adults who have histories of childhood trauma and complex emotional needs. In practice she uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside psychodynamic ideas. That lets her address current problems while also looking at patterns from the past that keep repeating.
Sessions typically include talking through recent struggles, testing new ways of responding, and planning small experiments to try between meetings. Dr. Forbes helps people with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, anger, grief, eating issues, bipolar mood concerns, and stress from life transitions.
She also supports people dealing with relationship and parenting challenges, adoption or foster care issues, and ongoing struggles like hoarding or problems with commitment and communication. She offers services in English and works with people in California and internationally through online formats. Her credential is CA Psychologist 21049 and she brings 23 years of clinical practice to each case.
What Foresteen works with
Everything Foresteen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Foresteen's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Young adult issues
Approaches Foresteen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How online therapy and approach meet your needs
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early caregiving relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and learn new ways to feel safer with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is useful for managing anxiety, depression, anger, and for testing new behavior in daily life. Psychodynamic ideas pay attention to recurring patterns that come from long-standing experiences and relationships and can help explain why some problems keep returning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your current struggles, your goals, and what feels most manageable, then recommend a blend of methods. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made or needs shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper dialogue is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates or get support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum when problems like anger or stress flare up.
Questions people ask about Foresteen
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, anger, grief, eating concerns, bipolar mood issues, trauma and abuse, and stress from life changes. She also helps with relationship and parenting challenges and related concerns like communication or commitment problems.
How would you describe her style in therapy?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals, talking through recent problems, and trying small changes between meetings.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 23 years of clinical experience. Earlier roles include nursing education and long-term work in a state hospital treating adults with childhood trauma histories.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is registered as CA Psychologist 21049 and practices from California.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer online?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for therapy sessions?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; therapy is provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.