About Dennis
Dennis Forfa begins from a practical place. He has 16 years of clinical experience and holds LIMFT and LMFT credentials.
Background and approach
He works with adults feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, grief, career strain, or problems with intimacy and self-esteem. He aims for clear steps that help people move forward instead of getting lost in theory.
In sessions he looks for the specific roadblocks keeping someone from their goals. He helps identify patterns of avoidance, communication breakdowns, and sources of shame or isolation.
Then he works with each person to build small, repeatable habits that change how they respond to those problems. He uses mindful awareness and values-based choices to help clients tolerate uncomfortable feelings without being driven by them.
He also draws on narrative and existential ideas to help people clarify purpose and make meaningful decisions during life transitions. The focus is practical - try something, see how it goes, adjust.
Therapy can include talking through grief, improving communication, or finding new energy for creative work. Sessions also address career concerns, loneliness, and midlife questions.
The aim is to leave therapy with strategies that can be used on hard days. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
People in Indiana can connect in the therapist's listed locations and schedule according to his availability through the service's matching and booking process.
Approach-driven care adapted for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and sensations without getting stuck in them, which can reduce reactivity and improve focus. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite those narratives to support new choices and identities.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test methods and decide what fits best based on goals and preferences. That means trying practical exercises together, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting sessions into work, caregiving, or travel routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- California, Idaho, Ohio, Wyoming, Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Montana, Utah, Vermont, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, Arizona, Maine
- Languages
- English