April Fortner, LPC
Calm guidance through life and relationship changes
Details
| Name | April Fortner |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About April
April Fortner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 16 years of experience. She focuses on relationships, stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, and parenting concerns. April aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable and respectful.
She favors a narrative way of working that helps people separate themselves from the problems they face. That approach pairs with client-centered care to make space for each person's story and priorities.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used when it helps to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. April often supports people dealing with intimacy, communication problems, and the strain of caregiving. She also works with issues such as bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, eating and sleeping concerns, and substance use.
Past focus areas include abandonment, attachment questions, blended family issues, and body image challenges. Sessions tend to be collaborative, with April guiding conversations so clients can try new ways of relating and coping. She emphasizes practical steps that can be used between meetings.
The goal is clearer thinking, steadier routines, and improved connection with others. April works with individuals and couples who want to address relationship patterns, grief, or big life changes. She recognizes that every person brings their own needs and tailors the work to those goals.
Taking the first step is often the hardest part, and April encourages people for making that move.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things April works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by April among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask April 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 April directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
April commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from the problems in their lives by telling and reshaping their stories. This can be useful for relationship patterns, grief, self esteem, and identity-related concerns. Client-centered therapy is another core part of her work and means conversations focus on the person and their goals, with the therapist following the client's lead and offering supportive reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used when needed to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes that can improve mood and daily routines.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. April works together with clients to decide what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning can include trying one approach for a few sessions and adjusting as progress or new concerns appear.
Online sessions offer practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat can suit short check-ins, and text-based messaging helps keep momentum between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel and to maintain continuity when schedules change.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does April address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and marital issues, parenting and new parent concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She combines Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people reframe stories, set goals, and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
What is her professional background?
April has 16 years of professional experience working with individuals and couples on relationship patterns, coping skills, and life transitions.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and practices out of that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
April offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payment 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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