Mental Health Therapy serving Pennsylvania through Online Counseling or In-Person services in Pittsburgh and Indiana, PA
Neurodivergent- Affirming Mental Health Care
Reproductive Mental Health Care
Queer-Affirming Mental Health Care
Forward Wellness aims to support all people and their families to live authentic and abundant lives. We strive to reduce barriers to accessing mental health care through specialized support, provider education and care coordination.
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Our clinical work and organizational culture are led by our shared values
We believe that our pain and growth are bound up with one another’s; that reflection, candor, and authenticity are vital practices; that our identities must be framed in trauma-informed historical and cultural contexts; and that we can commit to doing what matters together, alongside the suffering, via compassionate care and connection.
We don’t think it’s radical to support all kinds of families, to celebrate folks unconditionally, to share authentically in our human suffering, and to call many parts of our culture unhealthy for our minds and communities.
This is what we believe. This is our commitment to ourselves and our community.
At Forward Wellness we believe…
Care + connection are vital
Belonging, support, and interdependence are hardwired in us – we thrive when we feel loved.
Outside of our diagnosis, our suffering results from ‘normative’ societal systems
We also know that these systems impact intersecting, oppressed identities the most. When we meet with clients, we must understand their and their families' identities, contexts, and histories to understand their experience better.
We can do it differently, centering humanity + healing
We want to center good work, healing, progress, and collaboration, not profit, the bottom line, and the status quo.
We can do what matters alongside pain
Expecting the absence of hard stuff is not a reality. Our ability to choose growth, connection, and healing despite suffering is psychological health.
Join Our Team
We are always on the lookout for passionate and driven clinicians to better serve our community. With more and more people reaching out for support, we aim to ensure we have the right team members ready to provide care!
Meet Our 2026 Interns!
Tay Jones (they/them)
I am a queer nonbinary graduate intern at Forward Wellness. In addition to being passionate about mental health, I love being silly and finding small joys in life. While you and I will be talking about important and most likely challenging aspects of your life, I hope we can create levity together, too!
Madeline Taylor (she/her)
I believe the counseling relationship itself can be a powerful space for healing. Interpersonal relationships that exist in a client’s life have their own unique, powerful, and sometimes painful dynamics. I plan to offer a stable, caring, and collaborative connection, modeling relational trust and support.
Ashley Buckley (she/her)
B.A.
My priority is to create a warm, nonjudgmental environment where you feel truly seen, heard, and validated. I believe therapy is most effective when you can show up authentically and feel supported in exploring both your challenges and your strengths. My hope is that our work together empowers you to embrace your resilience, connect more deeply with yourself, and live an authentic, genuine, and meaningful life.