WELCOME TO SEED OF HOPE COUNSELING SERVICES!
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Jennifer M. Forbes, M.S., LMFT is the Founder of Seed of Hope Counseling Services and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is passionate about the work that she does and is grateful to God for the training, opportunities, and people that she has been able to serve throughout the years. She has successfully counseled hundreds of individuals, couples, and families through difficult times and it has been one of her greatest joys.
Jennifer has served both in the non-profit and private sector, since 2009, providing counseling, consulting services, support, supervision, and leadership to various teams, clinicians, leaders, and organizations. She has been a pioneer in the field, working with agencies to create and implement innovative therapeutic initiatives. She has developed, established, and assessed various community programs for crisis, trauma, and clinical services.
She has served on clinical committees for the Illinois Health Practice Alliance, the Behavioral Health Consortium and the Westside Community Triage and Wellness Center. Jennifer is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapist (AAMFT).
Jennifer received her formal training from Northern Illinois University where she earned her Bachelor's in Psychology and Masters in Applied Family & Child Studies with a Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy.
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Warmest Regards,
Jennifer M. Forbes, LMFT
MEET OUR THERAPIST: CHRISTINE HUFFAKER
Throughout difficult years in my own mental health journey, I developed a growing passion for supporting others with their mental health from a place of empathy and understanding. I have always had a passion for sitting with others in both moments of joy and sorrow and honoring both spaces.
I approach counseling with a genuine understanding of what it feels like to struggle silently with mental health and feel alone in the process. Out of my own time in counseling, I developed sincere belief in the therapeutic process.
During my clinical experience as a masters counseling student through Indiana Wesleyan University, I have gained experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults on a wide range of topics including anxiety, depression, grief, and anger management. My approach to counseling is rooted in person-centered care and the belief that clients are always the experts of their own lives.
Above all, I strive to create a safe and nonjudgmental space for all clients characterized by compassion and acceptance. I believe deeply in the power of self compassion and the practice of attuning to our own emotions without shame.
Topics of interest and possible future areas of specialization include: counseling work with teens and young adults, couples counseling, sexual functioning, obsessive compulsive disorder, and anxiety.
Reaching out takes great courage, and I look forward to celebrating that victory with you in our first session!
Sincerely,
Christine Huffaker
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Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Blended Family Issues, Chronic pain illness and disability, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Immigration Issues, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Multicultural Concerns, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
IL LMFT 166.001007
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Jennifer Forbes. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Very pleased with the work we’ve done together so far. Feeling hopeful for once in a long time.
Written on Mar 10, 2024 after therapy with Jennifer for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
Jennifer is the best!
Written on Jun 28, 2022 after therapy with Jennifer for 4 months on issues concerning coping with life changes, and trauma and abuse
Jennifer is attentive and reassuring. She offers her expertise in a way that keeps me safe and confident and also with such a reflective tone. I'm grateful. She feels like a friend I can trust, but that helps me get through some of the hardest things in life!
Written on May 02, 2022 after therapy with Jennifer for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Amazing
Written on Mar 22, 2022 after therapy with Jennifer for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
My weekly "dates" with Jennifer quickly became one of the few things I looked forward to every week even when she makes me do things I did not have fun doing... but were necessary steps in the process. I am very grateful for her continuous support and help and she has been key to my happiness! <3
Written on Dec 17, 2021 after therapy with Jennifer for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Jennifer is amazing, she knows how to talk to me she gets me.. I have made so much progress having her as my counselor.. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a great therapist.
Written on Sep 15, 2021 after therapy with Jennifer for 4 months on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety