FORWARD WELLNESS COUNSELING
Therapy in Pittsburgh, Indiana, PA & Online Across Pennsylvania
Care that makes room for your whole life.
Therapy can hold more than symptoms. We make room for your identity, relationships, health, responsibilities, and the systems shaping everyday life.
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.
Check therapist coverage →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?
You do not need to figure out the “right” category before reaching out. Start with what feels familiar. We can make room for how identity, relationships, health, resources, and the systems around you connect.
When pregnancy, birth, loss, or change reshapes more than you expected.
Pregnancy, Postpartum & Reproductive Mental Health
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Reproductive mental health can include pregnancy, postpartum life, fertility experiences, pregnancy loss, abortion, traumatic childbirth, changing identity, and the expectations placed on your body, relationships, and daily life.
Therapy can make room for anxiety, grief, birth trauma, depression, caregiving, changing family roles, partnership dynamics, and the support you may or may not have around you.
Your identity does not need to become the problem therapy tries to solve.
LGBTQIA+ & Gender-Affirming Therapy
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You may want support around identity, transition, gender, sexuality, relationships, family responses, discrimination, belonging, or the stress of moving through environments that do not make enough room for who you are.
We make space for those experiences without assuming they are the only reason you are here. Your wider life, relationships, history, and circumstances belong in the conversation too.
Maybe you have spent years adapting to environments that were not built with you in mind.
ADHD, Autism & Neurodivergent Experiences
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Support can include executive functioning, sensory overwhelm, masking, burnout, relationships, identity, boundaries, and the emotional impact of being repeatedly misunderstood.
Therapy can help you understand what you need while also recognizing the practical realities of navigating systems, expectations, and environments that may ask you to function in ways that do not fit.
Sometimes you are still carrying what happened while trying to keep everyday life moving.
Trauma, PTSD & Difficult Life Experiences
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Trauma can shape sleep, relationships, trust, self-worth, nervous system responses, and how you move through everyday life. It may come from one event or from experiences that accumulated over time.
Therapy can help you make sense of what you have lived through, what survival required from you, and what support was missing, while moving at a pace that feels collaborative and grounded.
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.
What happens at work, at home, in healthcare, and in your community can affect how you feel. Financial pressure, caregiving, racism, ableism, and expectations around gender or family can shape both your distress and the choices available to you.
At Forward Wellness, those realities belong in the conversation. We offer therapy that considers your identity, relationships, health, and the circumstances shaping your everyday life.
START WITH YOU
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.
NO ONE LIVES IN ISOLATION
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.
WHAT IS POSSIBLE MATTERS
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.
Meet our therapists →
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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.