Adrienne Forney, LPC, LCMHC
North Carolina · 16 years in practice
Adrienne Forney is a licensed counselor with 16 years of experience helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 12276 · expires June 2026
- LPC, South Carolina
- 8782 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1932574753 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Adrienne
Adrienne Forney is a licensed counselor with 16 years of experience helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression. She communicates in a warm, straightforward way and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Adrienne practices from North Carolina and offers care in English.
Adrienne keeps sessions simple and direct. She listens first, then helps people outline clear goals. Conversations cover coping skills, patterns that repeat in relationships, and ways to reduce urges or high-risk behaviors.
Background and approach
Her style is empathetic and nonjudgmental. People can expect a calm space to talk through hard topics such as substance use, past trauma, grief, or family stress. She also addresses related concerns like body image, abandonment, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and codependency.
Adrienne uses several practical approaches to guide work in therapy. That includes strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and attachment-focused work to improve connection and relationship patterns. She supports shorter skill-building work and deeper explorations, depending on what someone needs.
Sessions often include simple homework, habit-focused practice, and communication exercises to try between meetings. Taking the first step can feel hard, and Adrienne encourages people to move at their own pace. She aims to make the process understandable and useful from the first conversation onward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Adrienne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Adrienne names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Adrienne uses approaches that focus on values, thinking patterns, and relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and dealing with urges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and offers concrete skills for changing reactions and routines. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current behavior and helps people develop healthier ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adrienne will talk with each person about goals, past efforts, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through different formats. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or simpler when a quick check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter updates, skill coaching between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a real-life schedule while using the approaches above.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Adrienne commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression, plus issues like body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental with a practical focus on skills. Sessions emphasize listening first, then setting clear goals and real steps to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Adrienne has 16 years of experience working in counseling settings and with people facing substance use, trauma, and relationship problems.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are used in sessions and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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