Christopher Forward, LICSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Vancouver, WA
Online & In-Person
About me
Hello and welcome!
When working with clients I usually start off using solution-focused brief therapy especially when creating the treatment plan. Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a future-oriented, goal-directed approach to solving human problems of living. The focus is on the client’s health rather than the problem(s), on strengths rather than weaknesses or deficits, and on skills, resources and coping abilities that would help in reaching future goals.
Clients describe what they want to happen in their lives (solutions), and how they will use personal resources to create their solutions. Clients are encouraged to believe that positive changes are always possible, and clients are encouraged to increase the frequency of current useful behaviors. I think that solution-focused brief therapy has the respect I treat everyone with at its core. However, specifically in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, I use Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to treat clients, because CPT has been shown to be very helpful in the process of overcoming the negative symptoms associated with PTSD.
License
License(s)
Education
University of Washington, Tacoma
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$ - $Accepted payment methods
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Credit Card
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Accepted insurance plans
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Humana
- Health Partners
- Cigna
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Network Health
- Optum
Specialties and clinical interests
- Anxiety
- Chronic Illness
- Depression
- Grief & Loss
- Trauma & PTSD
Therapy types
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Licensed to see clients in
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
- Couples
- Families
Languages
- English
Website and social media