M Weflen
LGBTQIA-Affirming Trauma-Informed Art Therapy & Counseling in Chicago.
I'm M (they/she), a Chicago-based art therapist, counselor, and trauma survivor. With two decades self-publishing comics and zines, I know firsthand how image-making and storytelling reach what words can't. I specialize in complex, religious, and sexual trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, and chronic pain, and I work with folks exploring gender identity and family estrangement. My approach draws on expressive, narrative, and somatic therapies, including Instinctual Trauma Response (ITR). I've also completed 40 hours of sexual trauma crisis training and can help survivors navigate Chicago's support systems. Your voice leads the way. Let's figure this out together.
Specialties
Anxiety Chronic Pain College adjustment Depression Dissociative Disorders Emotional Regulation Gender Identity Grief and Loss Identity Development Intimate Partner Abuse Perfectionism Religion or Spirituality Self-esteem Self-harm Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault Stress Trauma & PTSDInsurance & Payment
In-Network Insurance Plans
M Weflen is in network for the following plans:
Aetna Anthem Blue Cross Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Choice Select PPOPaperwork:
I can provide you with paperwork for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.
NPI Number
1730037342Rates
| First session | $225 |
| Ongoing sessions | $200 |
Practice Hours
| Monday | 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | -- |
Treatment Approaches
Adlerian Anti-Oppressive Lens Art Therapy Client-Centered / Rogerian Therapy (CCT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Culturally Sensitive Expressive Arts Multicultural Narrative Person-Centered Trauma FocusedModalities
IndividualsAge Groups
Young Adults (18-25) Adults (26-64)Communities
Artists LGBQ+ Trans non-binary gender fluidMeeting Options
Qualifications
- License(s): IL-178022947
More About Me
- Languages Spoken: English
- Race(s): White
- Gender(s): Femme, Gender Fluid, Genderqueer, Non-binary
- Sexual Orientation(s): Queer, Straight
- Religion(s): Agnostic, Christian, Individual Spiritual Practice