- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Career guidance
About Forest
Forest Juvland is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, career challenges, depression, and compassion fatigue. He is a Minnesota LICSW with ten years of experience supporting people through difficult life moments. Forest aims to make the first step into therapy a little easier and acknowledges the courage it takes to begin.
He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals rather than long lectures. Forest listens closely and uses straightforward feedback to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
Forest has worked in a range of settings during his decade of practice, bringing that experience into sessions to help people manage everyday demands. He helps people sort priorities at home and at work, and offers tools for handling stress and low mood. He also supports those coping with compassion fatigue by building coping skills and restoring daily routines.
Conversations often include communication techniques, ways to manage impulses, and strategies for dealing with social anxiety or conflict. He pays attention to issues common among men and addresses concerns like control, forgiveness, and interactions with people who show narcissistic behavior. Forest adapts the pace of sessions to each person’s needs and comfort level.
To begin, people use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Fees vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Many evidence-based techniques help people manage worry and low mood by teaching concrete skills. Cognitive approaches focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small experiments, which can reduce anxiety and depressive thinking. Behavioral strategies involve practicing new actions in everyday life, such as gradual exposure for social anxiety or building routines to counteract low motivation.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative decision-making means therapy can change as needs or life circumstances change.
Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing meetings from different locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or permit sessions without video when bandwidth is limited or a quieter interaction is preferable. Licensed professionals can help tailor the format and pace so therapy fits daily routines and goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Forest help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, career troubles, depression, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, impulsivity, men's issues, narcissism, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is his approach to therapy like?
Sessions are conversational and practical. He creates a nonjudgmental space and focuses on clear goals and steps people can try between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has ten years of professional experience working with people in clinical settings and brings that background into individual sessions.
What are his credentials and location?
He holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as MN LICSW, and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start therapy with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to his availability.