Dr. Foresteen Forbes, CA Psychologist 21049

Dr. Foresteen Forbes is a California psychologist with more than two decades of clinical experience. She draws on practical, thought-focused approaches to help people change everyday habits and reduce patterns that cause stress and anxiety. She presents a calm, direct style that focuses on clear goals and steady progress.

Dr. Forbes trained first as a nurse, earning a BS in Nursing from Biola University, and later completed a doctorate in psychology at Azusa Pacific University. She served as a Navy Nurse during the Gulf War and then worked for 15 years in a state hospital serving adults with histories of childhood trauma. That experience shaped how she understands long-standing patterns and relationships.

Her work often centers on relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem, mood problems, trauma and grief, and challenges such as hoarding or difficulties with commitment and communication. She also supports people dealing with bipolar disorder, eating concerns, anger, and life transitions. Her approach focuses on observable thoughts and daily habits that maintain distress.

In sessions she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based techniques alongside psychodynamic and trauma-focused perspectives. She aims to tailor conversation and interventions to each person’s situation. People can expect straightforward discussion, practical strategies, and attention to how relationships and past experiences shape current behavior.

Dr. Forbes holds the credential CA Psychologist 21049 and practices in California. She works with English-speaking clients and accepts international clients through the service.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online care

Attachment-Based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It looks at trust, closeness, and how people connect or pull away, which can be useful for relationship and parenting concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concentrates on thoughts and everyday habits that keep distress going, offering straightforward exercises to change thinking and behavior and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, tracking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than sticking rigidly to one method.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing workday or evening appointments. It can also let people choose shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or avoid being on camera if that feels better. Licensed professionals can adapt attachment and CBT work for remote sessions using conversational exercises, behavioral tasks, and thought records to practice new habits between meetings.