Forward Wellness Counseling and Consulting Services, LLC

10/29/2025

For every parent who carries love and loss side by side, this is for you. 💗

Healing is not forgetting. It’s remembering with gentleness, community, and care.

Swipe through for local pregnancy & infant loss support across Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania, from grief groups to remembrance events and peer spaces that hold you through it all.

🌸 Your story matters. Your baby matters. You matter.

10/23/2025

Conversion therapy is a harmful practice that has lasting effects on LGBTQ+ youth, increasing risks of depression, anxiety, and suicide.

⚖️ The Supreme Court case Chiles v. Salazar challenges Colorado’s ban on this practice for minors. The outcome could affect protections for LGBTQ+ youth not just in Colorado, but across the country.

Swipe through to learn:

What conversion therapy is

Why the ban exists

What this case could mean for mental health and legal protections

🧠 Knowledge is power, and awareness is the first step in protecting our youth.

10/21/2025

Hi friends -

With the darker months approaching we wanted to create an accessible space for moms of younger kiddos to connect and feel supported.

This virtual support group is free, biweekly on Tuesdays Nov-Feb at 12pm. (Dates and topics listed below). This is a drop-in group, low stakes, low pressure. Individuals can register for any/all topics that might be helpful.

Folks are encouraged to register via google form or by emailing Tayler 💜

10/20/2025

October is a time to remember the babies we never got to hold long enough and to hold space for the parents still carrying that love. Healing after miscarriage or infant loss is not a straight line, but you don’t have to walk it alone. 💗 Read our latest blog: https://www.forwardwellnesscounseling.com/insights/menatal-health-after-miscarriage-or-infant-loses-you-are-not-alone

10/09/2025

10/08/2025

✨ October is a time of remembrance and love. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month honors the little lives gone too soon and the families who carry their memory every day. You are not alone, your grief is valid, and your love is everlasting. 💜🕊️

09/24/2025

💊✨ Tylenol & Pregnancy: Let’s Talk Facts ✨💊

Pregnancy is already hard enough; the last thing expecting parents need is fear and shame about managing pain or fever.

Here’s what the science actually says:
👉 Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is one of the few pain relief options considered safe in pregnancy when used as directed.
👉 There is no proven link between Tylenol use and autism.
👉 Untreated pain or fever can also carry risks, so managing symptoms matters.

Pregnant people deserve support, not blame.
Let’s stop spreading fear and start sharing evidence. 💜

Swipe through for facts + references 📚

08/27/2025

🌿 We’re so excited to welcome our new FW interns — Madeline, Tay, and Ashley — to the Forward Wellness team! 💚 Each of them brings passion, fresh perspective, and dedication to supporting our community.

Through their work, we’re able to expand access to care by offering sliding scale sessions starting at $20, with additional reduced-rate options available. 🌱

Please join us in giving them a warm welcome as they begin their journey here!

Learn more about them on our website -- forwardwellnesscounseling.com/meet-our-clinicians

08/20/2025

💭 Finish the sentence: Therapy taught me __________.

Whether it's setting boundaries, giving yourself grace, or learning to speak your truth, therapy can be life-changing. 🌱✨

We want to hear from you:
What has therapy taught you?

Drop it in the comments or share this with someone who’s doing the work 💬🧠💖

08/12/2025

Meet Cheryl Lewis, one of our amazing clinicians, sharing her favorite go-to sayings that help guide her clients toward healing and growth. Sometimes, all we need is a little reminder to keep going. 💬💖

Which of these sayings speaks to you the most? Drop your favorite in the comments👇

08/07/2025

Antidepressants during pregnancy? Let’s talk facts.

In July, an FDA panel cast dangerous doubt on SSRIs, the most studied and commonly prescribed antidepressants used during pregnancy. The discussion was deeply flawed, relying on poor or no evidence and ignoring the well-known risks of untreated perinatal mental health conditions.

We’re reproductive mental health therapists, and we want to be clear:

- SSRIs are safe for many pregnant people
- Untreated depression is not safer
- Parents deserve full access to evidence-based care, INCLUDING medication when needed.

Mental health is health.
And misinformation kills.

Learn more and join the conversation:
🔗 – postpartum.net
🔗 – acog.org
🔗 NPR — npr.org

07/30/2025

🧠 Stress vs. Anxiety: What’s the Difference?
They feel similar, but they’re not the same. 👀 Let’s break it down:

✨ Stress is usually tied to a real-life pressure (like deadlines or money).
😵‍💫 Anxiety can show up without a clear reason, and stick around even after the stressor is gone.

Here are 4 ways to tell them apart:
1️⃣ Cause: Stress = external. Anxiety = often internal.
2️⃣ Duration: Stress fades. Anxiety lingers.
3️⃣ Body feels: Stress = tense. Anxiety = panicked.
4️⃣ Thoughts: Stress = “get it done.” Anxiety = “what if I fail?”

👂 Remember: both are valid. Both deserve care.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone, and support is always here. 💛