- Family of origin issues
- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and narrative work
About Tuwana
Dr. Tuwana Wingfield is an LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Illinois with 12 years of direct clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and life changes. She also focuses on family-of-origin issues and related patterns that continue to affect everyday life.
She uses straightforward, practical conversations to identify what feels most pressing. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps clients can try between meetings. Dr. Wingfield draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to look at thinking and behavior, and client-centered methods to keep the person's priorities central.
Her background includes work in schools, early childhood programs, community agencies, child welfare, non-profits, and employee assistance programs. This range informs how she helps people handle career stress, caregiver strain, blended family challenges, and transitions like separation or divorce.
She also works with issues such as grief, intimacy concerns, anger, eating difficulties, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and burnout or compassion fatigue. When family history shapes current reactions, she helps people notice patterns such as attachment or abandonment themes and consider different responses.
Dr. Wingfield uses a mix of solution-focused techniques and narrative approaches to help clients reframe problems and try concrete changes. Conversations aim to be practical and respectful, with attention to the person's values and cultural context.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means the therapist asks about what matters most and adapts sessions to those goals, useful for relationship and family pattern work.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Online sessions can use CBT to map unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments between meetings, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress.
Mindfulness-based elements bring attention to present-moment experience and simple grounding skills. These techniques can support coping with intense emotions, overwhelm, or ongoing stressors.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods to use based on needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation guides whether more CBT, narrative work, or solution-focused steps are emphasized.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, schedule shorter check-ins, or avoid travel time. Practical benefits often include more flexibility to practice skills between appointments and quicker access to a licensed professional when reviewing family patterns or navigating life changes.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, and a broad range of family-related concerns including family of origin issues.
What is her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach combined with solution-focused and narrative techniques. Sessions aim to set clear goals and practical steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of direct clinical practice experience, alongside additional years in higher education and program work.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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