Nope, you've not missed it that I've seen. Good question.
No, there is no way of viewing specific forums from your user CP. That said, you can subscribe to certain forums so that you receive notice of new posts/threads, etc. Also, you can collapse sections (i.e. mental health support, general). However, you couldn't view any of the forums in that section.
If you're having an experience that viewing a certain forum is directly hindering your experience here, it's possible that the forum could be removed from your view (I do know that it can be set that you couldn't respond, etc., but I'm not sure that it would remove it from your view...I'll have to investigate further on that).
I'll do some more reading and testing and get back with you in PM. Can you PM me with the forum you're having difficulty with, if there is a specific forum? We might be able to work with that, but then again, I'm not entirely sure yet.
KD