Move Forward Counseling, LLC

05/22/2026

💭Have you ever felt like your relationship with food isn't actually about the food at all? 🤔For many, disordered eating behaviors—like bingeing or restricting—start as a way to cope with overwhelming emotions, anxiety, or a world that feels out of control. It’s a survival mechanism that eventually starts to feel like a trap.

It’s exhausting to feel like you’re at the mercy of your next emotional wave. You want to stop the cycle, but without those old coping mechanisms, the feelings just feel "too big" to handle. You aren't lacking willpower; you might just be lacking the specific tools to regulate those intense emotional storms. 🌪️

This is where Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) comes in. Unlike traditional "talk therapy," DBT is like a classroom for your emotions. It teaches four specific skill sets—Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness—to help you build a life where you don't need an eating disorder to survive your feelings.

Our latest guide breaks down exactly how these 4 modules work and why they are a game-changer for recovery. 💡

https://moveforwardpa.com/dbt-eating-disorder-recovery/

Which of these sounds like something you’d want to learn most: staying present in the moment, or learning how to handle a "crisis" without turning to food? Let us know below! 👇

05/21/2026

👉🏽Couples, Family, Divorce, Pre-Marital, and Relationships counseling:📍It's now in York, PA, from our partner practice, Heartwell Therapy, LLC. Click to learn more. LGBTQ relationships & families are welcome.

Strengthen your relationship and family with expert, compassionate counseling—available in-person and online across Pennsylvania.

05/20/2026

🧠May Is Mental Health Month: 📆This week, let's explore RELATIONSHIP ISSUES👇🏼

All relationships have struggles, ups and downs, bumps in the road, and challenges that can be difficult to navigate. It can be easy to let things pile up and get out of control, leaving you frustrated, overwhelmed, and hopeless. What steps can you take to turn things around for the best? Where do you begin?

Common Struggles in Relationships
🗣️Poor Communication — How can I become better at communicating? How can I be a better listener and sharer? How can I explain my needs during a life transition?
💋Sex — Are you struggling with the desire to have s*x? Why might that be? Is there an underlying cause?
💵Money — Are you consistently arguing about the state of your finances? Are you being honest about your spending habits?
👷🏼Sharing Tasks Around the Home — Are you being clear about your wants and desires? Do you feel like things are unfair?

To learn more about the signs, symptoms, and causes of relationship issues, as well as how MFC therapy for relationship issues in person and online in PA can help you manage them, visit https://moveforwardpa.com/services/relationship-counseling-in-pennsylvania/.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Many people experience these symptoms of relationship issues. The good news: with relationship issues therapy in Pennsylvania, including counseling tailored to your needs, our licensed therapists can help you find relief. You can start online or in person, often within a week, with insurance accepted. Reach out at www.moveforwardpa.com/contact.

Thank you to MFC licensed therapist and relationship issues specialist Darlene Oliver, LPC, CAADC, for providing the information for this infographic. Darlene offers online counseling across PA to young adults and adults at https://moveforwardpa.com/therapists/darlene-oliver/.

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05/15/2026

We're accepting new clients without a waitlist in Pennsylvania. Visit www.moveforwardpa.com to view our therapy team and the full list of mental health therapy specialties, which vary by each of our 60+ clinicians. Write to getstarted@moveforwardpa.com, call us, or submit a contact form on our website. We have an online chat to help you get started.

05/13/2026

🧠May Is Mental Health Month: 📆This week, let's explore DEPRESSION 👇🏼

While sadness is a common emotion we all experience from time to time, depression can sometimes take on a life of its own, getting in the way of your everyday life, such as relationships and work.

Depression often looks like the following:
😕Down or sad mood
😕Lack of motivation to get out of bed or do tasks you normally enjoy
😕Loss of interest or pleasure
😕Hopelessness
😕Feeling empty
😕Loss of appetite
😕Sleeping too much or too little
😕Worthlessness
😕Feeling excessive shame and guilt
😕Difficulty concentrating or focusing on things

To learn more about the signs, symptoms, and causes of depression, as well as how MFC therapy for depression in person and online in PA can help you manage it, visit https://moveforwardpa.com/services/depression-therapy-in-pennsylvania/.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Many people experience these symptoms of depression. The good news: with depression therapy in Pennsylvania, including counseling tailored to your needs, our licensed therapists can help you find relief. You can start online or in person, often within a week, with insurance accepted. Reach out at www.moveforwardpa.com/contact.

Psychology Today offers a Depression Test to help you understand symptoms. When this happens, it’s best to seek depression therapy help from a licensed professional https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/health/depression-test.

Thank you to MFC licensed therapist and depression specialist Darlene Oliver, LPC, CAADC, for providing the information for this infographic. Darlene offers online counseling across PA to young adults and adults at https://moveforwardpa.com/therapists/darlene-oliver/.

05/12/2026

📢Immediate Openings 👉🏼 MFC is scheduling new clients for immediate therapy sessions in the Lehigh Valley and across Pennsylvania. Our team of 65 licensed therapists offers mental health counseling for a broad range of specialties, and we are trained in a variety of therapeutic techniques to help support whatever brings you to therapy. Our scheduling team will help you find the right therapist for your personal needs.

Our Lehigh Valley office has closed for in-person therapy sessions, but we still offer the convenience of receiving high-quality, professional online therapy services to anyone aged six and older in Pennsylvania.

Your out-of-pocket costs depend on your specific plan. We participate with the following major providers in Pennsylvania:

Aetna
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Capital Blue Cross
Eliance Health Solutions (Preferred Health Care)
Employer EAP from Move Forward Counseling
Evernorth (formerly CIGNA)
Geisinger
Highmark Blue Shield
Independence BC (Highmark)
Life Solutions EAP
Lyra
Mazzitti & Sullivan EAP
Optum
Populytics (Highmark)
Quest / Quest EAP
United Behavioral Health / Optum
UHC Student Resources
United Healthcare UHCI UBH
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

Note: While we participate in these plans, we currently do not accept Medicaid or Medicare. Due to federal regulations, we cannot accept self-pay from clients with these two insurance plans.

Schedule now to speak with our scheduling team at www.moveforwardpa.com/contact. Call 717-462-7003 x 1. We offer a live chat with our scheduling team during business hours.

Schedule an appointment with our licensed therapists in Lancaster, York, Hershey, Pittsburgh & online across PA. Confidential, compassionate.

05/12/2026

We were excited to sponsor and attend Touchstone Foundation's Feast of the Senses last Thursday night, helping to fundraise for their mental health programs and services for youth and future clinicians. Many of MFC's and HWT's leadership team members were able to attend the fun event, full of amazing food, mental health advocates from across the county, and wonderful music. Learn more about the Touchstone Foundation or how to donate/sponsor them at https://touchstonefound.org/feast-of-the-senses/.

05/11/2026

Last week, our leadership team gathered to listen, learn, and explore ways to improve employee satisfaction, the client experience, and our mission to provide high-quality mental health therapy across Pennsylvania. As a B-Corp-certified business and recipient of LNP's Best Workplace awards over the past five years, demonstrating our values and ethical leadership is very important to us. We meet at least once a year to ensure we're collaborating and learning.

Thank you to all our current and former clients for entrusting our team of empathetic, welcoming clinicians and administrative staff with supporting your mental health journey. Please reach out to getstarted@moveforwardpa.com if there is anything we can try to improve for you.

05/08/2026

What Does "Evidence-Based" Actually Mean? When you or someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, the internet can be a scary place. You’re met with conflicting advice, "wellness" trends that do more harm than good, and stories that leave you feeling more overwhelmed than when you started. It feels like you're just treading water.

The weight of the "not knowing" is heavy. You wonder: Is this approach actually working? Why isn't a previous method sticking? With eating disorders having some of the highest mortality rates in mental health, the gap between "trying" and "healing" feels like a canyon you can't cross alone.
Recovery is possible when you have a roadmap built on what actually works. Our latest guide breaks down the gold-standard, evidence-based treatments—like CBT-E and FBT—in plain language. It’s time to move away from the guesswork and toward clinical methods proven to help you or your child regain control and find peace with food. 🌿

Read the guide to evidence-based treatment for eating disorders: https://moveforwardpa.com/evidence-based-eating-disorder-treatment/

Which of these common treatment terms have you heard of before, or which one would you like to learn more about? Let’s chat in the comments. 👇

05/07/2026

🌿MFC welcomes Katie Mauro, LCSW, as our new Eating Disorders Clinical Program Director!

Katie's goal is to work closely with our team to foster a program grounded in authenticity and respect, where clients feel genuinely seen and supported, as well as challenged.

Learn more about Katie, who will also offer therapy sessions later in 2026, at https://moveforwardpa.com/therapists/katie-mauro.

05/06/2026

MFC is pleased to be a part of the Titusville business community as a member of the Titusville Chamber of Commerce - PA!

Welcome to the Chamber, Move Forward Counseling, LLC 💙

They provide compassionate, professional counseling services to help individuals navigate life’s challenges and find clarity, strength, and peace. With both in-person and online therapy options across Pennsylvania, and most major insurance accepted, they make mental health support more accessible when you need it most.

Be sure to check them out and give them a warm welcome! 👏