Dennis Forfa is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of experience. He helps people who feel stuck regain momentum in work, creativity, and relationships. He focuses on practical steps that reduce worry and build steady forward motion.
Dennis listens for the patterns that cause repeated struggles. In sessions he and the client identify roadblocks and test approaches that feel useful in daily life. He aims to turn short-term relief into lasting habits that match a person’s values.
Clients often bring stress, anxiety, grief, or self-doubt into the room. Dennis also supports people facing career shifts, intimacy-related issues, and major life changes. He pays attention to communication problems, guilt or shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose and midlife transitions.
His work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness, along with existential and narrative ideas. That means sessions mix present-moment skills, values-driven action, and looking at the stories people tell about themselves. The focus is on usable steps rather than abstract theory.
Sessions aim to strengthen connection with others, reduce persistent worry, and help people act on goals that matter. The approach is steady and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on finding small changes that add up. For parents or anyone reading this on a phone, Dennis offers clear, direct conversation and practical strategies to try between meetings.
Therapeutic approaches you can try online
Dennis uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and still take steps toward a valued life. ACT focuses on values and small behavioral changes that reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action.
He also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to build awareness of emotions and bodily signals. Mindfulness practices in sessions help with stress, anxiety, and moments of overwhelm by teaching simple attention skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dennis will talk with you about goals and preferences and together decide which ideas to emphasize. That collaborative process helps shape an approach that fits your situation rather than forcing a single method.
The biography lists live sessions by video or phone as options, so confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, making therapeutic tools more immediately useful.
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and career questions. Additional areas include communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and midlife crisis.
What is his therapeutic style like?
The style is direct and practical, combining present-moment skills with values-focused planning. Sessions focus on actions you can try between meetings and clearer ways to move forward.
How much experience does he bring?
He has 16 years of clinical experience working with people on a range of life and relationship concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
Dennis holds LIMFT and LMFT credentials and practices while located in Indiana. His licensure includes Ohio LIMFT and Nevada LMFT as documented.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions live sessions by video or phone. Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking to ensure they match your needs.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.