April Fortner, LPC

April Fortner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and marital concerns, stress and anxiety, addiction-related issues, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. April aims to build a trusting space where people can speak honestly and work through painful or confusing moments.

Her sessions are collaborative and tailored. She listens for what matters most and helps people set practical steps they can try between meetings. April draws on approaches that encourage open expression and clearer problem solving to address issues like grief, low self-esteem, or difficulty with intimacy.

Over her career she has helped people facing a wide range of concerns such as career strain, ADHD, bipolar disorder, substance use, and blended family stress. She also supports those dealing with body image, abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, and communication or commitment problems. Her background includes work with people affected by domestic violence and co-occurring mental health and substance challenges.

April describes therapy as a partnership. She works to create an environment without judgment so clients can name goals and test new approaches. She emphasizes small, achievable changes and ongoing reflection.

If you are considering help for midlife changes, relationship strain, or persistent anxiety, April offers steady, experienced support focused on practical steps and clearer communication.

How these approaches guide online work

April uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as key ways to help people online. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can better understand their feelings and make their own choices. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps people test small changes to reduce anxiety or improve mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. April will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is made collaboratively and can change as needs evolve.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - they can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or make it simpler to maintain continuity when schedules fluctuate. Licensed professionals can adapt these therapeutic methods to remote sessions while focusing on practical steps, communication skills, and coping strategies that fit into everyday routines.