Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
How Tuwana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Arizona
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tuwana
Dr. Tuwana Wingfield offers calm, practical support for people struggling with anger, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She writes short-term goals with each person and focuses on small steps that make daily life easier.
Her style is warm and interactive and she centers the person's own strengths when planning work together. Dr. Wingfield is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, with twelve years of direct practice experience and a longer career in social work and higher education.
Background and approach
She has provided services in community agencies, schools, Head Start programs, child welfare, and employee assistance programs. That background means she is familiar with common everyday pressures people face at home and at work. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in the room.
Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness practices are used to lower reactivity and improve focus in tense moments. Dr.
Wingfield also draws on narrative and solution-focused tools to help people rewrite unhelpful stories and find concrete next steps. Sessions emphasize practical coping skills for relationships, parenting stress, grief, trauma, mood concerns, and career-related strain. She pays attention to cultural context and treats people with dignity and respect.
Her approach is collaborative: goals are chosen together and adjusted as needs change. People who want clear strategies for managing anger, building self-esteem, or navigating big life changes often find her direct, supportive method useful.
What Tuwana works with
Everything Tuwana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tuwana's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tuwana lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy puts the person's priorities first. Sessions start by asking what feels most urgent and building from the client's own strengths. This approach fits well online because it keeps conversations focused on practical goals and what the person wants to change.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and replaces them with concrete alternatives. CBT exercises can be assigned between sessions and reviewed during video or phone visits, which helps people practice new skills in daily life.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. These short practices work well in a live chat or brief text check-in as reminders to practice during stressful moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods based on goals, preferred pace, and what feels most useful. Plans are adjusted over time so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let the therapist observe cues and hold full conversations, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier on a commute or work break. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, tracking progress, or getting a quick coping prompt between longer visits. These options make it easier to keep momentum and apply new skills in everyday life.
Questions people ask about Tuwana
What kinds of problems does Dr. Wingfield address?
She works with many concerns including anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career stress, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and goal oriented. She focuses on strengths and practical steps that reduce stress and improve everyday functioning.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with twelve years of direct practice experience and additional years working in higher education and community settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Arizona and operates from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.