Alyce Fortnoff, LPCC

Alyce Fortnoff is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Ohio with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on guiding people through complex life transitions and emotional challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and questions of life purpose. Her practice emphasizes compassionate, thoughtful care that attends to both immediate symptoms and the personal story behind them.

Alyce brings extensive experience working with a wide range of populations such as young adults, older adults, caregivers, and people navigating multicultural identities. She helps clients process difficult feelings like guilt, shame, and isolation while teaching practical coping strategies to manage day-to-day stress and relationships. Her work also addresses issues related to addiction recovery, chronic health challenges, seasonal mood changes, intimacy and relationship dynamics, and identity concerns.

Using evidence-based approaches alongside insights from lived experience, Alyce supports clients in healing from past wounds and building resilience for the future. Her style is collaborative and person-centered, aiming to empower individuals to reconnect with inner strengths, clarify values, and move toward meaningful change. As an LPCC Alyce combines clinical training with a warm, nonjudgmental stance to help people navigate life’s complexities and pursue greater emotional wellbeing.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Alyce integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into her work, helping clients clarify what matters most and take committed steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT is useful for stress, anxiety, and navigating life changes where shifting perspective and action are key.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT offers practical strategies for symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood challenges by teaching skills to manage thoughts, emotions, and routines.

Client-Centered Therapy informs Alyce’s collaborative stance, emphasizing empathy, active listening, and customization of care to each person’s needs. This approach supports relationship issues, self-esteem work, and the processing of grief or trauma through a respectful, client-led process.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Alyce works with clients to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and she adjusts plans collaboratively as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to access consistent care from home, work, or other settings. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver effective, personalized treatment while accommodating varied routines and responsibilities.