- 23 years experience
- CA Psychologist 21049
- Works on self esteem
About Foresteen
Dr. Foresteen Forbes is a California psychologist with more than two decades of clinical experience. She draws on a mix of practical approaches to help people manage anxiety, depression, relationship stress, and low self esteem. Her work emphasizes clear conversation and steady support so people can make small, useful changes in daily life.
She trained first as a nurse, earning a BS in Nursing from Biola University, and served as a Navy nurse during the Gulf War. Later she completed a doctorate in psychology at Azusa Pacific University and holds the credential CA Psychologist 21049. Those experiences shaped her approach to complex emotional and behavioral problems.
Much of her career included work in a state hospital where she focused on adults with histories of childhood trauma. That background informs how she responds to trauma, grief, and long-term mood difficulties. She also addresses parenting challenges, relationship strain, and questions about identity and self worth.
In sessions she uses a combination of approaches including cognitive behavioral methods and attachment-based ideas to uncover patterns and try new ways of responding. She adapts conversations and interventions to what each person needs right now. Many people come to her for help with stress, eating and anger issues, mood disorders like bipolar and depression, and navigating major life changes.
Dr. Forbes emphasizes a collaborative process. She works by listening, asking simple questions, and helping people set manageable steps forward. If someone is ready to make changes she offers steady clinical support and practical tools.
She trained first as a nurse, earning a BS in Nursing from Biola University, and served as a Navy nurse during the Gulf War. Later she completed a doctorate in psychology at Azusa Pacific University and holds the credential CA Psychologist 21049. Those experiences shaped her approach to complex emotional and behavioral problems.
Much of her career included work in a state hospital where she focused on adults with histories of childhood trauma. That background informs how she responds to trauma, grief, and long-term mood difficulties. She also addresses parenting challenges, relationship strain, and questions about identity and self worth.
In sessions she uses a combination of approaches including cognitive behavioral methods and attachment-based ideas to uncover patterns and try new ways of responding. She adapts conversations and interventions to what each person needs right now. Many people come to her for help with stress, eating and anger issues, mood disorders like bipolar and depression, and navigating major life changes.
Dr. Forbes emphasizes a collaborative process. She works by listening, asking simple questions, and helping people set manageable steps forward. If someone is ready to make changes she offers steady clinical support and practical tools.