FORWARD WELLNESS COUNSELING
Therapy in Pittsburgh, Indiana, PA & Online Across Pennsylvania
Care that makes room for your whole life.
Maybe you’re worn out from masking, carrying grief or trying to meet everyone else’s expectations. Together, we’ll explore how your relationships, culture and everyday circumstances shape what you’re going through, with your lived experience and what matters to you guiding our work.
All first appointments are virtual. Ongoing in-person openings are limited.
PAYING FOR THERAPY
Using insurance?
Many of our therapists are in-network with major insurance plans. Coverage depends on your therapist and individual plan.
Evernorth
Optum
Not sure what your plan covers?
Our team can help you understand your options before getting started.
Insurance participation varies by clinician and plan. Some therapists may also offer sliding-scale or private-pay options.
Specialties & support
What would you like
support with?
Start with what feels familiar. You might see yourself in more than one of these. Your culture, identity, relationships, and everyday circumstances belong in the conversation, too.
Pregnancy, Postpartum & Reproductive Mental Health
When pregnancy, parenting, fertility, or loss brings more than you expected.
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Support can include pregnancy and postpartum anxiety or depression, fertility experiences, pregnancy loss, abortion, birth trauma, and changing family roles.
There is room for how culture, gender, healthcare experiences, work, and family expectations shape this time, as well as the support you have around you.
LGBTQIA+ & Gender-Affirming Care
Space for who you are, the people in your life, and what you want support with.
More about this support
You might want to explore gender, sexuality, transition, relationships, family responses, or finding community. You can also bring the everyday concerns that led you to therapy.
Your culture, faith, experiences of discrimination, and sources of connection can all matter. We make room for your understanding of those experiences.
ADHD, Autism & Neurodivergent Care
When masking, overwhelm, or feeling misunderstood has been taking a lot out of you.
More about this support
Therapy can make space for sensory overwhelm, masking, burnout, identity, boundaries, and relationships. We work with you to understand what feels difficult and what supports you.
That includes expectations at home, work, or school, access needs, and how your background shapes the way others understand you.
Trauma, PTSD & Grief
When what happened, or who you have lost, is still affecting life today.
More about this support
You can begin with what you are carrying now, including changes in sleep, trust, relationships, or your sense of self. We can discuss what you want help with and the pace of the work.
Your family history, community, experiences of oppression, and the support available to you help shape what care may look like.
Anxiety, OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
When worry or unwanted thoughts are taking up more of your day than you want.
More about this support
Whether you are navigating anxiety, OCD, or distressing thoughts you are unsure how to explain, you can reach out. We can help identify a clinician whose experience fits your concerns.
Your values, culture, relationships, and current pressures belong in that conversation. OCD support is available with select clinicians.
Relationships, Couples & Family Life
When connection feels difficult, roles are changing, or the same tensions keep coming up.
More about this support
Support can include communication, intimacy, boundaries, family patterns, and changes in your relationship. Your culture, gender, responsibilities, and expectations can shape what each person needs.
Selected clinicians also work with queer, polyamorous, and kink communities. Couples and family sessions are for adults; babies in arms are welcome.
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Find someone you can see yourself talking to.
Feeling comfortable with your therapist matters. So does finding someone whose experience, approach, and appointment options fit what you need.
You might prefer a therapist who understands a particular concern, shares an aspect of your identity, or brings a more reflective or collaborative style to the conversation.
Get to know our clinicians and how they work. If choosing feels overwhelming, our team can help you find a clinician suited to your needs.
HOW WE WORK
Your life has context.
Your therapy should, too.
Your identity, relationships, health, and everyday circumstances belong in the conversation. We work with you to understand what you’re carrying and what support fits your life.
Your experience guides the work.
We want to understand what has happened, what you are carrying now, and what you hope could change. Your perspective matters in deciding what we focus on together.
Your relationships matter.
Family, partners, chosen family, and community can bring support, conflict, responsibility, and belonging. Therapy can help you explore those connections and the patterns you want to understand or change.
Your circumstances matter.
Your time, energy, health, and resources affect what feels possible. We work with you to explore changes that are meaningful within the life you are living, not apart from it.
Care across Pennsylvania, with offices close to home.
We offer online therapy across Pennsylvania, with offices in Downtown Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill, and Indiana, PA.
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Downtown Pittsburgh
510 Third Avenue, Fifth Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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Squirrel Hill
6301 Forbes Avenue, Suite 104
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
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Indiana, PA
635 Church Street
Indiana, PA 15701
BEFORE YOU REACH OUT
Questions before starting therapy?
You do not need to have everything figured out before you contact us. Here are a few practical things people often want to know first.
You can start with what you know today. Our team can help with the rest, including finding a therapist who fits your needs, schedule, location, and payment options.
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How do I choose the right therapist for me?
You do not have to figure that out alone. When you reach out, we can help you think about what you want support with, your schedule, whether you prefer online or in-person therapy, insurance or payment needs, and what kind of therapeutic relationship might feel comfortable.
You can also browse our therapist directory by specialty, availability, telehealth, and location.
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Do you offer online therapy across Pennsylvania?
Yes. Forward Wellness offers online therapy for people across Pennsylvania. You will need to be physically located in Pennsylvania during your therapy session.
Online therapy can be especially useful when commuting, disability, caregiving, work, transportation, or simply where you live makes getting to an office harder.
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Can I see a therapist in person in Pittsburgh or Indiana, PA?
Forward Wellness has offices in Downtown Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill, and Indiana, PA. In-person availability depends on the therapist and location.
All first intake appointments are currently virtual. If you would like ongoing in-person therapy, you can talk about that during your intake. In-person openings are limited, so we recommend sharing that preference when you reach out.
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Do you accept insurance or offer sliding-scale therapy?
Many Forward Wellness therapists accept insurance, including plans through UPMC, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna / Evernorth, Aetna, and UnitedHealthcare / Optum.
Insurance participation varies by therapist and plan, and some clinicians also offer sliding-scale rates. We recommend checking the individual therapist profile or asking our team when you reach out so you know what applies to you.
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What if I am not sure what kind of therapy or support I need?
You can still reach out. You do not need a diagnosis, a perfectly organized story, or even a clear idea of what kind of therapy you are looking for.
Tell us what has been difficult lately, what you hope could feel different, or what is making you consider therapy now. We can help you think through the next step and connect you with someone whose experience fits what you are carrying.
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Do you offer couples and family therapy?
Yes. Forward Wellness offers therapy for couples, partners, and families navigating communication, conflict, major transitions, changing roles, relationship stress, and other family-system concerns.
Forward Wellness does not currently include children in family therapy sessions, although babies in arms are always welcome. If you are looking for support involving a child or adolescent, reach out and the team can help clarify what options may be available.
Explore couples & family therapy →You can start with what you know today.
You might have a clear reason for seeking therapy, or you might just know that something needs to change.
Tell us where you are starting. We can help you explore the next step.