Tawnya Blanford (she/her) is a psychotherapist at Wildflower. In her clinical practice, Tawnya draws from evidence-based modalities including Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy with Toddlers, and Child Parent Psychotherapy. Her therapy is based on Psychodynamic Theory, Attachment Theory, Strengths-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Social Learning Theory, and Developmental Approaches. Tawnya works with…
The Wildflower Blog
Venture into the heart of therapy with the Wildflower blog. We delve into topics that matter, blending therapeutic expertise with genuine stories of hope and transformation. *Please note that our blogs are designed to inform only and are not intended to diagnose or treat mental health disorders.
Couples Intensives at Wildflower: A Faster Way to Get Your Relationship Back on Track
Relationships do not break down overnight. Over time, many couples find themselves repeating the same fruitless conversations, facing the same frustrations, and wondering why nothing ever seems to change. When life is busy and schedules are full, it can be hard to find the time and space to actually work through what is happening. That…
5 Easy Grounding Exercises for When Life Feels Overwhelming
One of the lesser-known effects of anxiety and depression is how they distort our experience of the present moment. Anxiety can drag us into an imagined future, while depression or trauma can send us spiraling into the past. When this happens, we often lose touch of what is actually happening in the here and now.…
Transgender Embodiment and Bodily Autonomy: What Everyone Can Learn from the Transgender Experience
Gender diversity has existed across cultures and throughout recorded human history. Transgender history is rooted in the struggle against colonial powers, indigenous freedom, and many other struggles for self determination. Transgender people are a diverse group, holding many different views and opinions but sharing in the experience of resistance to oppressive gender binaries. This shared…
Remaining Grounded in Tumultuous Times: A Pragmatic Guide to Action
Many folks participating in psychotherapy are struggling with injustices currently happening in our world. From across the oceans to within our own neighborhoods, people are rightfully scared and angry, whether from directly experiencing injustice or witnessing it. It is very difficult for people to know “what to do” right now. However, here are a few…
Therapist Spotlight: Beth Moorhouse, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Elizabeth (Beth) Moorhouse is a psychotherapist at Wildflower. In her clinical practice, Beth draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, Gottman Method strategies for improved communication and conflict resolution, Internal Family Systems Therapy, as well as Solution-Focused Therapy. Beth works with adults and couples. Her work is dedicated to those…
10 Things Your Therapist Wants You to Know About STIs
Sexuality transmitted infections (STIs) can bring up a lot – fear, shame, confusion, overwhelm – not to mention a ton of unanswered questions or worries. As sex therapists, we often see how these feelings of overwhelm and worries of stigma can make an already stressful situation even heavier. Here are ten things I wish everyone…
Rekindling Connection: What does Affair Recovery look like in Therapy?
There is a saying that I hear a lot in my work as a couples therapist that I really disagree with: “time heals all wounds.” Even if we take that statement literally, it just is not true. Oftentimes wounds fester or get infected, and time actually makes them worse, not better. You have to start…
Therapist Spotlight: Karen Schmitz, LPC, R-DMT
Karen Schmitz is a psychotherapist at Wildflower. In her clinical practice, Karen draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic, and Expressive Arts Therapy. Karen works with adolescents, adults, couples, and family structures experiencing grief & loss; complex trauma & PTSD; life transitions & evolutions; anxiety & depression; neurodivergence; gender,…
Maternal Health Awareness Day: Advocating for Your Health
Like many of us during this winter season, I was recently hit hard by a cold and cough. The symptoms seemed to last forever, with each day hoping for some relief to come but it only seemed to get worse. Finally on day ten, I sought medical care and patiently waited for my turn. As…
