January 26, 2022

What is Prepare/Enrich Couples Counseling?

January 26, 2022/ Forward Counseling/ Alex Williams

Relationships may start to feel complicated, painful, and hard to manage. It’s hard to talk to your partner about your feelings, expectations, and past experiences. You may even feel like something is wrong, but not even know WHY you feel the way you do about your relationship. DeKimberly is trained in Prepare/Enrich premarital and couples counseling, which can be just the thing needed to help your relationship flourish.

January 17, 2022

Healing from a Dysfunctional Childhood

January 17, 2022/ Forward Counseling/ Alex Williams

Trauma can also be generational in nature, meaning that it is passed down from one family member to the next as part of a given family’s cultural schema. Simply being aware of maladaptive interpersonal patterns of communication within your family won’t undo generations of dysfunction. Knowledge is power, but healing requires hard work. Here are some tips for coping with the newly discovered dysfunction.

January 12, 2022

Starting Therapy: Should I use Insurance or pay out of Pocket?

January 12, 2022/ Forward Counseling/ Alex Williams

For people who worry about confidentiality, have high deductibles, or don’t have a mental health diagnosis, choosing to pay out of pocket with a therapist has benefits. Understanding which is best is a frustrating barrier. Insurance doesn’t need to be the factor holding you back from getting the absolute best treatment for your situation. There are many highly skilled therapists and life coaches at Forward Counseling who are excited to partner with you in your journey to reaching your highest self possible.

October 24, 2026

Grief

Navigating the Long Road Beyond the Shadow of Grief and Loss: How Specialized Therapy Supports Long-Term Grief and Restores Emotional Balance

When grief persists for months or years without relief, it can alter every dimension of an individual's life, leaving them stuck in a cycle of emotional exhaustion and daily disruption. Whether caused by the loss of a loved one or life-altering non-death transitions like divorce or career shifts, long-term grief requires specialized psychological care. Through evidence-based approaches—such as Complicated Grief Therapy, somatic grounding, and the Dual-Process Model of Coping—professional counseling helps individuals process complex emotions, regulate their nervous systems, and integrate loss to safely rebuild resilience, purpose, and lasting hope.

Reclaim your Inner Peace & Self-Worth with Ranise Jacobs, AMFT

October 16, 2026

Wellness, PTSD, Grief, Professional Development, Personal Growth, Parenting, Mental Health, Coaching, Anxiety.

Reclaim your Inner Peace & Self-Worth with Ranise Jacobs, AMFT

In an exclusive Q&A spotlight, Forward Counseling introduces Ranise M. Jacobs, MS, AMFT, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Personal Growth Coach, and Arts Facilitator dedicated to helping clients navigate anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. Blending evidence-based modalities like CBT and SFBT with somatic grounding, nature-based ecotherapy, and creative expression, Ranise provides a compassionate, holistic space where every client is honored as the expert of their own healing journey. Whether you are a woman rebuilding self-worth after divorce or incarceration, a couple seeking deeper connection through EFT, or an individual looking to manage everyday stress, Ranise offers practical tools and expert guidance to help you reclaim your inner peace.

September 22, 2026

Navigating Loss Together: FAQs About Our Managing Grief Group with Trina Rogers, LPC-A

Navigating loss can feel deeply isolating, but you don't have to carry it alone. Our Managing Grief group with Trina Rogers, LPC-A, provides an in-person, trauma-informed space in Memphis to process emotions, learn practical coping tools, and rebuild connection alongside peers who understand. Read through our comprehensive FAQs to learn more about the group structure, screening process, scheduling, and what to expect during our Saturday morning sessions.

August 12, 2026

Broaden your internal narrative with Trina Rogers, LPC-A

After a successful 14-year career in IT, Forward Counseling’s provider Trina Rogers, LPC-A, returned to a calling shaped in childhood when she first witnessed unaddressed grief and mental health challenges in her community. Grounded in a trauma-informed framework that integrates CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, and Compassion-Focused Therapy, Trina approaches care as a collaborative partnership where adults can safely dismantle survival armor, navigate complex transitions, and rewrite their internal narratives. Below, our in-depth Q&A explores her clinical philosophy, multi-modality toolkit, and deep commitment to helping clients step into lasting mental wealth.

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Starting Therapy: Should I use Insurance or pay out of Pocket?

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