About April Forella, LMHC-S, LPC

You don’t have to carry this all on your own.

I’m a West Palm Beach-based therapist who specializes in helping women with anxiety and trauma utilizing EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR processing helps you break free of the emotional blocks that are keeping you from living an emotionally healthy life. My mission is to help clients release the burdens of unresolved trauma or painful experiences, enabling them to reclaim their lives and experience deep and lasting relief. EMDR therapy brings healing and freedom to allow for living life in the present moment.

please Hear me when I say:

Being here doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’re strong.

I want you to know that change is possible. You can break free from the grip of anxiety and depression that often accompanies trauma—to a future of living life to the fullest, unburdened by the past, having regained control, resilience, and a sense of wholeness. If you are ready to embark on this healing journey towards lasting change, I invite you to take the first step and reach out. There is hope, and your path to a brighter future begins here.

How I work

At the core of my approach to therapy is a belief that change is possible.

We can’t change what we don’t acknowledge. Our work together will focus on identifying patterns that are holding you back. Understanding what’s happening in your nervous system so that you can take steps toward change. We will connect the present day symptoms to your past experiences. My approach is holistic, meaning we connect the mind, body and spirit in the healing journey.

Therapy with me is…

  • Your treatment is personalized to your goals. Creating a safe space for you to heal.

  • We bravely step into this healing journey together, attending to you with sound care. Learn more.

  • Our work together is confidential and discrete. Learn more.

  • We have a relational approach, taking the time to do what is considered the deeper, lasting work. We provide you the space and time you need to expand, heal and grow. Hurts and wounds are usually accumlated throughout our lives, leaving imprints on present relationships. Often, these wounds create what is understood as complex trauma.

specializing in:

Trauma

Anxiety

EMDR

My Training & Education

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Florida & Michigan)

  • Masters in Counseling Psychology (2004) Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida

  • Certified EMDR Therapist (EMDRIA)

  • Trauma Specialist

  • 20 years in business prior to career in psychology | counseling

Your needs matter too.

Your needs matter, too.