April Fortner, LPC

April Fortner is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 16 years of professional experience based in Texas. She focuses on helping people sort through stress, anxiety, relationship strains, and the everyday thoughts and habits that get in the way of feeling steady. April aims to make the first step easier by offering a nonjudgmental space to talk about what matters most to you.

Her approach begins by listening to individual concerns and building a simple plan together. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to try small behavior changes. Client-Centered Therapy guides sessions so clients lead the pace and topics while the counselor offers empathy and reflection.

When relationships are central, April draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and elements of the Gottman Method to help partners talk more clearly and reconnect. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help shifting habits such as substance use or coping strategies. These methods combine to address issues like grief, trauma, parenting stress, mood concerns, and challenges with intimacy.

April works with people dealing with adoption and foster care questions, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, and caregiver stress. She also supports those facing career pressures, bipolar or depressive symptoms, and addiction-related difficulties. Her focus is on practical, everyday changes that fit a person’s life.

Starting therapy is often hard, and April tries to make the process straightforward and respectful. She helps clients set realistic goals, track progress, and adjust the plan as life changes.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflection, and letting the client guide each session; it helps people who want a supportive space to sort through thoughts and everyday habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete steps to change patterns like worry, low mood, or unhelpful routines. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people improve emotional connection and communication, which can be useful for relationship and intimacy issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. April will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then suggest or combine methods that seem most likely to help. That choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

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, let conversations happen from different locations, and reduce time spent traveling. It also allows for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight and supports regular work on thinking and behavior between meetings.