Rebecca E. Tenzer
- MAT, MA, LCSW, CCTP, CGCS, CCATP, CCFT OWNER AND HEAD CLINICIAN
Rebecca E. Tenzer, MAT, MA, LCSW, CCTP, CGCS, CCATP, CCFP, CIMHP
Owner & Head Clinician
Rebecca E. Tenzer is the Owner and Head Clinician of Astute Counseling & Wellness Services in Chicago and brings over 25 years of clinical and educational experience to the field of mental health. After earning her Master’s in Teaching from Dominican University as a member of AmeriCorps, she completed her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Chicago’s Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice—ranked among the top programs in the world—specializing in clinical practice. She also serves as a Professor of Psychology at the collegiate and master level, where she mentors future clinicians.
Rebecca founded Astute Counseling & Wellness Services to expand access to quality, integrative care across Lakeview, the City of Chicago, and surrounding suburbs. What began as a private practice has grown into a multi-disciplinary wellness center that combines evidence-based therapy with holistic services such as yoga, Pilates, acupuncture, massage, Reiki, sound baths, and nutrition, creating one of Chicago’s most comprehensive mind-body models of care.
In addition to her clinical leadership, Rebecca is an author and mental health expert contributor, with published articles across platforms including Verywell Mind, WikiHow, and Recovery.com. She is regularly featured in media for her insights on trauma, grief, wellness, and integrative care, and her work has appeared in Modern Luxury Chicago Social, Business Insider, Vogue, Forbes and other outlets. Her story and entrepreneurial journey were recently showcased in the Legacy Makers documentary series (2025), where she shared publicly for the first time her personal story of resilience following a traumatic life event.
Rebecca is currently expanding her writing and speaking portfolio with upcoming features on grief and holiday wellness for Recovery.com and additional media collaborations. She is also in development of rebeccatenzer.com, a personal brand platform where she will connect with audiences through keynote speaking, television and podcast interviews, brand partnerships, and thought leadership on luxury wellness, mental health, and integrative healing.
As a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT), Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) (Neuroscience), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGCS), Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional (CCFP), Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP), a member of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Society of America and trained in the Gottman Method for couples, Rebecca has treated countless numbers of patients. Rebecca is also a Mental Health Expert and Co-Author for wikiHow with dozens of published articles. She specializes in patients suffering from trauma, depression, anxiety, panic, OCD, grief, women’s issues, fertility/infertility, sexual dysfunction, life/college/career transitions, stress management, family planning, parenting and couple/family therapy. She believes mental health is not something to be ashamed of yet should be embraced as a part of the therapeutic process.