Repair. Restore. Rebuild

Life can fall apart fast and when it does, you need more than just someone to listen. You need someone who knows how to help and who will walk with you through it, step-by-step. ✅ Do Any of These Feel Familiar? ☐ You're stuck at a crossroad ☐ You’ve tried everything, and nothing seems to work ☐ You feel hopeless, overwhelmed, or confused ☐ You’re making a hard decision and need support ☐ Your relationship or family is falling apart If this sounds like your life right now, know that you are not alone. We’ve served many people who have felt the same way. At Seed of Hope, we help individuals, couples, and families navigate the hardest seasons of life. We are a faith-based counseling practice dedicated to offering a range of creative, faith and evidenced-based therapeutic interventions. Our approach is practical, compassionate, and focused on results. We work to repair what’s broken, restore what’s been lost, and rebuild with what’s been learned. You have come to the right place. ___________________________ WHAT WE OFFER Whether you’re coming alone, as a couple, or with your family we’re here to help. We offer: 🧍Individual Counseling: • One-on-one support tailored to your personal needs. 💍 Dating & Pre-Marital Counseling • Build a strong foundation before you say "I do." ❤️ Couples & Marriage Counseling • Heal, grow, and reconnect with your partner. 🏡 Family Therapy • Navigate challenges and strengthen family bonds. 🆘Crisis Support • Help when you need it most. ___________________________ WE CAN HELP YOU WITH: • Abandonment • Anger • Anxiety • Betrayal • Blended Families • Dating • Depression • Divorce • Faith-Based Counseling • Family Conflict • Grief & Loss • Identity • Infidelity • Parenting • Pre-Marital • Porn • Purpose • Reconciliation • Self-Discovery • Trauma • Unforgiveness Wherever you are, there is always a next step. Let's find it together. ___________________________ WHAT TO EXPECT We guide you through a simple, effective journey: 📞 1. Let’s Touch Base Start with requesting an appointment online. We’ll talk through what you’re facing and see if we’re the right fit. 📄 2. We’ll Make a Plan You share what’s going on. Together, we’ll design a custom counseling plan to meet your specific needs. ➡️ 3. Let’s Get Moving Begin the healing process and move from “I don’t know what to do” to “This is my next step.” ___________________________ READY TO BEGIN? Help for you. Your marriage. Your family. 📞 Get in Touch ✉️ Request an Appointment. Online and in-person sessions available. Let’s walk through this season together. ___________________________ ABOUT THE FOUNDER Jennifer M. Forbes, MS, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who brings over a decade of vision setting, leadership, and counseling experience. Her goal is to offer creative, faith-based and effective interventions where people in crisis, from any background, can find real help and have lasting change. Jennifer has successfully counseled hundreds of clients during life’s most difficult seasons. She has a deep passion for walking alongside people during the hardest seasons of their lives and seeing them through to the other side. Jennifer specializes in crisis therapy — the moments when life has come undone and you don’t know which way is up. Whether the crisis is relational, familial, emotional, or deeply personal, her approach is warm, engaging, collaborative, supportive, direct, practical, and deeply human. Clients describe her as someone who doesn’t just listen, but helps them develop a clear plan and action steps to move forward. Jennifer has served in both public and private sectors, bringing a breadth of experience and knowledge that sets her apart. She has been a pioneer in the community mental health space, leading the development and implementation of innovative programs in the inner city of Chicago focused on crisis response, trauma services, and clinical care. She played a key role in establishing the first crisis and wellness center on Chicago’s Westside, and has helped build mental health and substance abuse programs serving individuals, youth, and families across Illinois. Throughout her career Jennifer has been committed to serving clients, training and mentoring clinical teams with a servant leadership philosophy, investing in people and programming. She has provided clinical supervision and professional development support. She is profoundly grateful to God for her training, her experience, and for every client who has entrusted her with their life story and their most vulnerable, behind-closed-doors moments. It is a privilege and a great responsibility and she does not take it lightly. FAITH-INFORMED CARE Jennifer also has training in and offers faith-based and Christian counseling for clients who want their spiritual values integrated into their therapeutic journey. She has a genuine heart for people and welcomes clients from all backgrounds, beliefs, and walks of life and meets each person exactly where they are. ___________________________ LICENSURE, EDUCATION & TRAINING LICENSE Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), State of Illinois — #166.0010 GRADUATE DEGREE M.S. Applied Family & Child Studies, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy — Northern Illinois University UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE B.A. Psychology — Northern Illinois University CERTIFICATIONS Clinical Supervision · Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) · MasterLife (A Biblical Process for Growing Disciples) · Multisystemic Therapy (MST) · Family Integrated Transitions (FIT) · Evidenced-Based Training Initiative (EBTI) · Domestic Violence Training (ICADV) · Sexual Assault Training (ICASA) MEMBERSHIPS American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) ___________________________ A MESSAGE TO YOU FROM JENNIFER If you are wondering whether counseling is for you, consider it from this lens. When your health is falling apart, you go to a doctor. When your car is falling apart, you go to a mechanic. What do you do when your life feels like it is falling apart? Seed of Hope Counseling Services is here for you in those moments. Murphy’s Law says: “If something can go wrong, it will.” And the addition reads: “…and usually at the worst time.” If you are in a crisis right now, you know exactly how true that feels. Crisis is part of life. We will all have them. It is not a matter of if, but when. Crisis can come in many forms: financial, relational, familial, social, identity, career. You know you’re in a crisis when you are overwhelmed. You can’t fix it. You’ve tried everything in your power, and nothing is working. There is Hope! I am here for these moments. To help in these moments. My work focuses on understanding what isn’t working, building a customized plan, and walking with you as you work through rebuilding. My counseling style is warm, engaging, practical, and direct. Clients have described me as a good listener, supportive, collaborative, and a problem solver. I am passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families in times of crisis and I consider it one of the greatest privileges of my life to sit with people in their most vulnerable moments and walk with them toward healing. If this sounds like we would be a good fit, I would love to hear from you. Thank you for considering me and I am looking forward to talking with you soon, Jennifer ___________________________ READY TO GET STARTED? It’s Simple. You are just one step away. Request Your Appointment → 📞 1. LET'S TOUCH BASE Start with requesting an appointment online. Tell me what you’re facing and see if we’re the right fit. I review every request personally and respond within 1–2 business days. If you have questions before scheduling, complete a contact form and I will connect with you by phone. 📄 2. WE'LL MAKE A PLAN You share what’s going on. Together, we’ll design a custom counseling plan to meet your specific needs. ➡️ 3. LET'S GET MOVING Begin the healing process and move from “I don’t know what to do” to “This is my next step.” ___________________________