Barbara Wahler

Barbara Wahler helps people understand and repair strained relationships, whether those challenges involve partners, parents and children, or broader family dynamics. With more than three decades of experience, she focuses on reconnecting people and opening lines of communication so that relationships can move toward greater understanding and healing.

She works with teens and adults from diverse backgrounds and cultures who are navigating issues of identity, self-esteem, parenting, LGBTQ+ concerns, relationship struggles, school-related problems, spirituality, and women’s issues. Her practice also addresses intimacy-related concerns, addictions, depression, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue.

Barbara earned her master’s degree in social work from Loyola University Chicago and is licensed to practice clinical social work in Illinois; her license number is 149.008973. For more than 30 years she has relied on a family-systems framework and a relational, client-focused approach to guide her work.

Her methods are adaptable to each person or family. Sessions may include movement, drawing, play, listening to music, or simply sitting together - always with the goal of fostering connection and forward movement through life’s transitions.

Barbara believes situations that feel overwhelming can improve, and she invites individuals and families to take a first step toward healing by reaching out for support and partnership in the therapeutic process.