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Wildflower Center for Emotional Health

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Wildflower Center for Emotional Health

We are psychotherapists on a mission to transform how we care for ourselves and one another.
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With expertise in reproductive mental health, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, and s*x therapy. We created Wildflower Center because we believe that emotional health is not simply the absence of disease, but the presence of active efforts to create balance, face difficulty, cope effectively, and emerge feeling wiser and more alive. We offer a wide array of therapeutic and learning exper

iences to help you accomplish your goals. We provide:

Individual psychotherapy
Couples and family counseling
Group therapy and workshops
Lectures, trainings and consultations

08/04/2026

🌻 Therapist Spotlight: Tawnya Blanford, LCSW, I/ECMH-C (she/her)

Tawnya believes that all of us are continually becoming. Our experiences, relationships, identities, and histories shape how we move through the world, connect with others, and care for ourselves.

With a warm, collaborative, and attachment-based approach, Tawnya creates a space where clients feel supported, understood, and genuinely accompanied. She specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families navigating the transition to parenthood, pregnancy and infant loss, perinatal mental health concerns, parenting young children, relationship challenges, trauma, grief, and major life transitions.

Tawnya is certified in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (I/ECMH-C) and brings extensive expertise in parent-child relationships, early childhood development, and helping families strengthen connection and resilience.

Her work is grounded in the belief that perfection is not the goal. Rather, healing happens through connection, repair, self-compassion, and learning how to navigate life's challenges together.

Now accepting new clients in Illinois.

08/03/2026

When your relationship feels stuck, disconnected, or at a crossroads… weekly therapy isn’t always enough.

That’s where Couples Intensives come in.

At Wildflower, our Couples Intensives are designed to help you and your partner move through what’s keeping you stuck—faster, with intention, and with support every step of the way.

✨ Extended, therapist-led sessions (90 min, half-day, or full-day)
✨ Customized to your unique relationship and goals
✨ Ideal for moments of crisis, transition, or when you need clarity now

This is deep, focused work—giving you the space to truly understand each other, shift patterns, and reconnect in meaningful ways.

If you’ve been thinking “we need something more than once-a-week sessions”… this might be it.

🌿 Reach out to learn more or schedule a consultation

08/02/2026

You know your family best — and sometimes, a little support can make all the difference.

Wildflower’s new Parent Coaching services are here to help you clarify your values, strengthen connection, and respond to parenting challenges with confidence and care.

Whether you’re navigating the early days of parenthood, managing big emotions with your child, or finding your footing through a family transition, our coaching approach is collaborative, practical, and tailored to your needs.

💛 It’s not about perfect parenting — it’s about feeling supported and grounded in the moments that matter.

Learn more → https://www.wildflowerllc.com/for-clients/areas-of-expertise/parent-coaching/

08/01/2026

We’re currently accepting new referrals! ✨

Wildflower offers specialized psychotherapy services with clinicians in-network with BCBS PPO & Blue Choice, United Healthcare (Optum), and Aetna.

Our practice supports clients navigating:
• Pregnancy & postpartum
• Infertility & reproductive mental health
• Anxiety & depression
• Trauma & difficult life transitions
• Relationship and family concerns
• Grief, identity, and emotional wellness

Referrals can be made via phone or through our online inquiry form. We’re grateful to collaborate with fellow providers in supporting meaningful, connected care for our communities.

07/31/2026

Meet Karen Schmitz, LPC, R-DMT one of our amazing therapists!

Karen believes that healing begins with curiosity, care, and a deep respect for each person’s lived experience. Her work is grounded in building a strong therapeutic relationship - one that honors the mind-body connection and makes space for the full range of human emotions.

With a holistic, relational, and creative approach, Karen integrates talk therapy with body-based and expressive practices, gently noticing how the body shows up in the room. This may look like tuning into breath or posture, exploring movement or art, or simply creating space to pause, play, and reconnect with what feels authentic.

Karen supports clients of all ages navigating grief and loss, complex trauma and PTSD, life transitions, anxiety and depression, neurodivergence, identity exploration, body image, and relationship dynamics. She brings a feminist, queer-affirming, and anti-oppressive lens to her work, believing that personal wellbeing is deeply connected to our social and cultural contexts.

As a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist, lifelong filmmaker, musician, and mover, Karen values healing as nonlinear, and trusts in each person’s innate capacity for growth, self-guidance, and beginning again.

🎥 Watch to learn more about Karen and her approach to therapy.

📞 Ready to get started? Give us a call to schedule an appointment with Karen today.

07/30/2026

Support Perinatal Families More Holistically 💛

New asynchronous training now available with Marco Renzi:

Building Resilient Families: Why and How to Include Partners of Perinatal Clients in Psychotherapy

This on-demand course helps clinicians integrate partner-inclusive approaches into perinatal psychotherapy, with concrete tools to better support relational health during pregnancy and postpartum.

Learn at your own pace, anytime:
1.5 CEUs | 1.5 PMH-C hours
https://wildflowerllc.thinkific.com/courses/resilient_families

07/29/2026

Therapists do powerful work holding space for others—but our own bodies and nervous systems are part of the clinical process too.

The Therapist’s Body: Mind–Body Practices for Co-Regulation and Resilience in Clinical Work is now live.

This training explores how therapists can cultivate greater awareness of their own nervous systems, use mind–body practices to support co-regulation with clients, and build sustainable resilience in clinical work.

Learn more and enroll here:
https://wildflowerllc.thinkific.com/courses/therapists_body

07/28/2026

Trauma doesn’t just live in our memories—it lives in our bodies. And for many people, talk therapy alone isn’t enough to fully release what’s been held inside.

Our newest Wildflower Webzine article breaks down EMDR, a powerful, research-backed therapy that supports the brain in reprocessing traumatic or distressing experiences. EMDR helps shift memories from “stuck and overwhelming” to something that feels more grounded and manageable.

Inside the article, we explore:
✨ What EMDR is and how it works
✨ Why bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, tones) supports healing
✨ Conditions EMDR can help with—from PTSD to grief to birth trauma
✨ How EMDR differs from traditional talk therapy
✨ Why now, more than ever, trauma-informed modalities matter

If you’ve wondered whether EMDR might be right for you or someone you love, this is a gentle place to start.

Read the full article on the Wildflower Webzine.

07/27/2026

✨ Good news for new clients! ✨

Online scheduling is now live at Wildflower!

Easily browse our therapists, check availability, and book your first appointment — all in a few simple clicks.

Find the right therapist and start your journey today: https://www.wildflowerllc.com/online-scheduling/

07/26/2026

Ever text someone and spiral when they don’t reply? 🙋‍♀️
Our thoughts have a way of shaping how we feel and act—often more than we realize. In our latest Wildflower webzine article, Natalie Hall, MSW, LSW, introduces Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and how it helps you challenge unhelpful thoughts + feel more in control of your reactions.

Read Untangling Your Thoughts: An Introduction to CBT here: https://www.wildflowerllc.com/untangling-your-thoughts-an-introduction-to-cbt/

Address

1333 N Kingsbury Street
Chicago, IL

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 9pm
Tuesday	8am - 9pm
Wednesday	8am - 9pm
Thursday	8am - 9pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 4pm

Website

http://www.wildflowerllc.com/

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