Alyce Fortnoff , LPCC

Alyce Fortnoff is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 24 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes. She works with adults who are facing grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, and questions about life purpose. Her focus includes women's issues and a range of mood and behavioral concerns such as bipolar disorder and ADHD.

Alyce uses clear, practical strategies so clients can manage hard feelings day to day. She emphasizes mindfulness and acceptance skills to reduce reactivity. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Alyce listens for the patterns that keep clients stuck and helps people try small experiments to test new ways of coping. She draws on emotionally focused ideas when relationship or intimacy issues come up.

Her additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, family of origin issues, and process addictions like gambling or pornography. She also supports people navigating multicultural concerns and non-monogamous relationship structures.

Alyce trained and practices in Ohio and holds the credential LPCC, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose the format that fits their life.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values. It can help someone manage anxiety, grief, or life changes by teaching simple exercises to accept feeling difficult emotions while moving toward meaningful goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to identify which methods fit their needs and goals, and adapt techniques over time based on what helps most. Clients are invited to raise preferences and try different tools until a good fit emerges.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people maintain face-to-face connection, phone can be lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing reflection. These options can help fit therapy into work schedules, caregiving routines, or days when shorter contact feels most useful.