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Dr. Tuwana Wingfield

Practical, compassionate therapy focused on change

LCSW Illinois

Experience
12 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Tuwana

Dr. Tuwana Wingfield greets clients with a practical, compassionate focus on helping them regain balance when life feels overwhelming.

Background and approach

She centers the work on each person's strengths, guiding conversations that aim to relieve stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and other common concerns while honoring the client's experience and priorities. Dr.

Wingfield brings 12 years of direct clinical practice as an LCSW and additional experience in higher education to her therapeutic work in Illinois. Her style is warm and interactive, blending cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered listening and solution-focused planning.

She draws on mindfulness and narrative perspectives as needed to help clients reframe problems, develop coping tools, and make concrete steps toward change. Dr.

Wingfield has worked across settings including schools, community agencies, child welfare, early childhood programs, non-profits, and employee assistance programs, and she adapts her approach to each person’s goals and circumstances.

Therapeutic approaches and online care tailored to you

Dr. Wingfield often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on concrete strategies and behavioral experiments that can reduce symptom burden and improve daily functioning.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so the client’s priorities drive the pace and goals of treatment. This approach supports building self-awareness and resilience by validating lived experience and exploring strengths.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Dr. Wingfield works with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques as the work progresses so treatment remains responsive and collaborative.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access ongoing support from a licensed professional without requiring travel, which can help maintain consistency in care while fitting therapy into a busy life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dr. Wingfield address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, parenting and career-related concerns, and many related areas such as attachment, infidelity, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, interactive, and client-centered, combining solution-focused planning with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-informed techniques to help clients develop practical coping strategies.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of direct clinical practice experience as an LCSW plus additional work in higher education, with practice across schools, community agencies, child welfare, early childhood programs, non-profits, and employee assistance programs.
Where is Dr. Wingfield licensed to practice?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Illinois and holds the following license details: IL LCSW 149.012576 and AZ LCSW LCSW-21897. Her practice location is listed as Illinois.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Illinois, Arizona

Languages

English