Licensed clinical social worker recordIllinois
Dr. Tuwana Wingfield, LCSW
Illinois
Licensed clinical social worker - Stress and relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Illinois
- LCSW, licence 149.012576
- Licensed in Arizona
- LCSW, licence LCSW-21897
- NPI
- 1326617473
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
These details come from information Tuwana supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Tuwana
Dr. Tuwana Wingfield is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois and Arizona with 12 years of direct clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Her work also covers trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating issues, ADHD, and career-related stress.
She uses a client-centered, solution-focused approach that keeps the person's goals central. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking. She draws on cognitive behavioral and mindfulness practices to address patterns of thought and reduce reactivity.
Her background includes direct practice in Head Start programs, schools, community agencies, non-profits, child welfare, and employee assistance programs. That range informs a pragmatic style that looks for what will work in daily life, at home and at work.
In sessions she listens for strengths people already have and helps build on them. She avoids labels and aims to lower the stigma people may feel when asking for help. Work typically blends talk, problem-solving, and skill-building to support coping and decision making.
Dr. Wingfield also incorporates narrative and solution-focused techniques to reframe problems and set clear, achievable steps. Her approach seeks to make therapy useful between appointments, with tools people can apply to parenting, career pressures, and relationship challenges.
BHow sessions work
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist focus on what matters most to the person and adjust pacing or topics to current needs.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with practical alternatives. Delivered remotely, CBT often includes short skills practice between sessions and concrete homework to change patterns of thinking and behavior.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches ways to notice thoughts and body responses without reacting automatically. In an online setting this can mean brief guided exercises during a session and simple practices to use during stressful moments at work or home.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then recommend which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is observed.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or focus on exercises that transfer to daily routines. These practical benefits help therapy fit into work, family, and caregiving schedules without promising a specific service.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Arizona
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma, grief, eating issues, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and solution-focused, using clear problem-solving, skills practice, and cognitive tools to address everyday issues.
How many years has she practiced clinically?
She has 12 years of direct clinical practice experience in social work.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with an Illinois LCSW and an Arizona LCSW.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers