Let us be a guiding force for change in your life
We can help you regain control, change direction and begin living a life that brings you joy.
How we help
We approach our work with open and accepting curiosity guiding you to establish ways to grow into the most idealized version of yourself.
We help you become comfortable asking yourself deep questions of self exploration and believing that you deserve a life of fulfillment and joy. All of this can seem very far away from a life motivated by stress, fueled by anxiety, empty of meaning, or an identity unfulfilled and a potential unrealized.
We guide and support you to develop the tools to work through these concerns and establish the truest and greatest version of your life.
What to expect
Through our work, we will guide you to find new ways of being which allow you to meet and step into the truest form of yourself. We will:
- Grow an understanding of your past patterns of behavior which no longer serve you
- Release mindsets and habits which have followed you thus far, but no longer define you
- Teach you to engage with yourself with curious self-compassion
- Help you gain insight into your internal emotional worlds which you may have previously neglected or simply not yet been taught to acknowledge
These skills will give you the strength to transform yourself, and how you show up in the world.
Who we are
Emma Bedford
MSW, LCSW
Emma is a therapist for those who are seeking change and self-insight, and are ready to do the work to get there. She specializes in identity development, attachment theory, trauma processing and relational conflict.
Wesleigh McGivern
MA, LPC
Wesleigh establishes a supportive and non-judgemental space for clients to focus on healing. She employs cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy and psychodynamics to guide adults and couples moving through conflict and growth.
“We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.”
Carl Rogers
Humanistic psychologist
211 N Whitfield Ave, Suite 300A, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
412-283-6767
hello@forcesforchangecounseling.com