Carin Rodenborn Wohadlo (she/her)

All human beings experience anxiety occasionally. To know this can help to normalize it. That said, when anxiety starts to feel overwhelming it can prevent you from engaging fully in life. Anxiety can be uncomfortable, to say the least, and sometimes debilitating. It is possible to find relief from anxiety through therapy. I have helped support many clients experiencing anxiety through exploration of root causes and compassionate strategies to help feel more grounded and empowered.

To be highly sensitive is to feel deeply. You are likely to feel high highs and low lows in the watery territory of sensitivity. It can feel like a burden, and it can also be a gift. I support clients who are highly sensitive by helping you discern what feelings are yours, and what feelings are in the ether that you might be picking up on and internalizing. Building a strong foundation of compassionate boundaries is part of this work.

Whether you are starting a new relationship or ending one; starting school or graduating; trying to get pregnant or in the sweet and exhausting throes of new parenthood; beginning a new career or contemplating a change after years in a job; and perhaps the ultimate transition, grief for the loss of a beloved, I support clients in challenging transitions as a witness to your experience and as a guide to help you foster your empowerment.

Psychodynamic therapy gives us an opportunity to trace the roots of coping strategies that may not serve you well anymore, even though they likely did at one time. We investigate your patterns with non-judgmental curiosity. A psychodynamic perspective gives us a lens to look through, with the help of memories and dreams, to sort out what is happening in your life now and what you want it to look like moving forward. I am trained in psychodynamic theory through Northwestern University.

We will all experience loss in our lives, many times overs, and the heartbreak and journey through grief can be so lonely. To walk through a season of grief with the compassionate support of a therapist can help you to feel a little less alone while also giving you the courage to feel your feelings with a witness to your pain. Whether the loss is the death of a dear one, a pregnancy, a relationship, a job, or a home, we can find growth in loss to become even more aligned with ourselves.

The challenges for women and female-identified people in society, in families, and even with oneself, are multi-layered and complex. I foster a feminist approach to therapy so as to both consider the greater context of being a woman and the very personal and unique experience of being who you are. Women are powerful and brave, sensitive and creative. Women and female-identified people deserve to feel supported in all realms of personal, professional, social, and political life.

To be culturally sensitive is to practice cultural humility with respect and genuine interest. I love learning about the many different cultures and subcultures of people I meet, including my clients, but I do not expect my clients to have to explain who they are or where they come from. I offer a safe space to be vulnerable and to share experiences, feelings, hopes, and dreams for people from all backgrounds and identities.

One of the greatest joys for me as a therapist is helping clients walk through the maze of finding and sustaining purpose and meaning in life. What are your needs and desires? How have you been experiencing this human life, and how do you want to experience it? What are the ways you want to show up for yourself, your loved ones, and the world? What does it all mean? Well, that of course depends on the day or mood, but I can support you in finding ways to navigate all of the big questions.

One of the greatest joys for me as a therapist is helping clients walk through the maze of finding and sustaining purpose and meaning in life. What are your needs and desires? How have you been experiencing this human life, and how do you want to experience it? What are the ways you want to show up for yourself, your loved ones, and the world? What does it all mean? Well, that of course depends on the day or mood, but I can support you in finding ways to navigate all of the big questions.