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 exhausting,” she says. “I wanted Chicagoans to be able to heal their mind and body under one roof. It’s more than my career; it’s my personal calling.”
Enter Astute Counseling & Wellness Services, an 8,000-square-foot space offering therapy, acupuncture, massage, yoga, sound baths and more. A natural creative and advocate, Tenzer has expanded her mission through writing, podcasting, media appearances and a forthcoming documentary about her life.
Tenzer believes in expanding access to mind-body integrative care and hopes more clinicians incorporate holistic modalities into treatment plans.
“The science is there. It’s time for our systems to catch up-and for women to lead the way in revolutionizing mental healthcare.”
The women Tenzer encounters every day inspire her. “We’re smart, resilient, powerful. Women bring life into this world and carry it forward with heart. Collectively and individually, we are unstoppable.”
That same passion is evident in Tenzer’s community involvement. She leads support groups for single mothers, provides free services to those in need and partners with local nonprofits, schools and shelters. The Astute team has collaborated with first responders during EMS week on mindfulness sessions for youth and crisis workers, and plans to read books to anxious dogs at Chicago Animal Care and Control. “If you want to change the world, why not start in a city like Chicago?” says Tenzer.
This Dynamic Woman reminds rising female leaders: “Take one small step. Whether it’s healing, building or simply beginning, your dreams are valid and your goals matter.”
3001 NORTH SOUTHPORT AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR,
CHICAGO, IL 60657
astutecounseling.com | 773.799.8966
@astute_counseling_wellness
photography by BELEN AQUINO FOR GERBER+SCARPELLI
Jewelry Courtesy of Sidney Garber, Wardrobe Courtesy of M.M.Laf leur,