Jake Forgay Counseling
About Me
My name is Jake Forgay and I have been a practicing therapist since 2024. I am an LMSW and a graduate of the University of Georgia. I specialize in OCD, Anxiety, and Trauma. I also have a range of experience working with grief, sudden life changes, relationship issues, depression, and eating concerns.
I utilize exposure and inference-based cognitive behavioral modalities to address a wide range of presentations related to OCD and Anxiety. My approach is direct and collaborative. I believe that what we conventionally term “symptoms” are learned, complex defensive strategies designed to prevent, shield, or mitigate our worst fears from coming true.
I seek to cultivate a relationship that is warm, honest and authentic to foster a mutual understanding of the nature of these defense structures, why they were erected in the first place, and from such understanding, cultivate the willingness to take risks, let go, and entertain new ways of relating to oneself and the world.
My hope is that at the end of our work together, you can arrive at home to yourself and your life with a deeper sense of understanding and presence.
Limitations and Scope of Practice
I am a Licensed Master Social Worker practicing under the direct supervision of Jessica G. Sexton, LPC, LLC (License Number: LPC01661), and I am currently employed under Living Lotus LLC, a private practice founded by Jessica Sexton based in Braselton, Georgia. As an LMSW in pursuit of my LCSW licensure, I attend weekly supervision. This is were I inform my supervisor of cases, gain needed feedback in areas where I feel uncertain or which may be helpful, and discuss whether current cases are within the scope of my practice. As such, I provide therapeutic services within the scope of my professional training and in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the applicable state licensing boards.
As a Social Worker directed by a Licensed Professional Counselor, I provide counseling, psychotherapy, and clinician assessments both in person and virtually. Counseling and psychotherapy are one on one meetings in which we will discuss and process topics related to your treatment. Together we will create goals of what your personal mental health recovery will look like. Meeting frequency is determined by my clinical recommendation and our joint availability. Not every therapist is an expert on every issue, so best fit is important. Here is a list of my professional limitations. I do not provide psychological testing, forensic interviews, or parental fitness evaluations. I also do not specialize in working primarily with couples/family groups. If you have questions about any of my procedures, we may discuss them whenever they arise. If you believe it to be helpful, I will be happy to help you set up a meeting with another mental health professional for a second opinion or alternate perspective