Rebecca E Tenzer, Owner and Head Clinician, Astute Counseling + Wellness

What to Expect When Starting Therapy: A Gentle Guide to Your First Appointment

Starting therapy can bring up a lot at once: relief, nerves, curiosity, uncertainty, and sometimes the quiet hope that something may finally begin to shift. If you are considering therapy for the first time, or returning after time away, it is completely normal to wonder what the process will feel like. At Astute Counseling &

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Reformer Pilates class at Astute Wellness in Lakeview Chicago

Getting Started With Movement: Why It Matters & How to Make It Part of Your Routine

Getting Started With Movement: Why It Matters & How to Make It Part of Your Routine In a world where stress, burnout, and overstimulation have become the norm, movement is one of the most underrated tools we have for healing. At Astute Counseling + Wellness Services, we see every single day how movement transforms people—from

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MSN’s Top 5 Health Experts Transforming the Way We Live in 2025

#3 Rebecca E. Tenzer True wellness comes from balance. Modern approaches to mental health and wellness recognize that the mind and body cannot be separated and that lasting change only happens when care addresses the whole person. Communities everywhere are seeking models that blend science with practices that restore both mental and physical health. In

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MODERN LUXURY SPOTLIGHT DYNAMIC / WOMEN CHICAGO Rebecca E Tenzer

MODERN LUXURY SPOTLIGHT DYNAMIC / WOMEN CHICAGO Rebecca E Tenzer ASTUTE COUNSELING & WELLNESS SERVICES OWNER AND HEAD CLINICIAN After a personal experience that required extensive healing Rebecca E. Tenzer realized how inaccessible integrated wellness could be. “Attending therapy downtown, acupuncture up north, rehab in the middle, a sound bath in the South Loop-it was

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TikTok’s ‘Man Walking Ahead’ Theory: Fact or Fiction?

TikTok’s ‘Man Walking Ahead’ Theory: Fact or Fiction? We interviewed a therapist to get to the bottom of this TikTok relationship theory Co-authored by Rebecca Tenzer, MAT, MA, LCSW, CCTP, CGCS, CCATP, CCFP, Kyle Hall, and 3 contributors Last Updated: September 3, 2025 Fact Checked The Theory, Explained Is the theory right? What To Do

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