M Weflen

LPC, ATR-P

I'm M (they/she), an LGBTQIA-affirming trauma-focused art therapist, counselor, and trauma survivor. As a cartoonist and writer, I deeply understand how image-making and storytelling can express what words alone can't reach.

I empower adults and adolescents navigating complex trauma, PTSD, religious and sexual trauma, gender identity, anxiety, depression, burnout, chronic pain, and boundaries with family. With 40 hours of sexual trauma crisis training, I help survivors heal and offer practical guidance on Illinois advocacy, medical, and legal systems.

My approach draws on expressive, narrative, parts work, and somatic therapies, including EMDR and Instinctual Trauma Response art therapy, adapted to fit your life and culture. Your goals and personality lead the way, always. I bring warmth, curiosity, genuine acceptance, and some hints of dark humor. I'm so glad you're here. Let's figure this out together.

A woman with short dark hair and earrings stands next to a colorful handmade collage art piece with paper cutouts of children, landscapes, and a campfire scene.
A nonbinary person behind a table at a craft fair, displaying artwork and prints, with other vendors and shoppers in the background.
Abstract mixed media artwork with swirling black, pink, green, and white paint on a sheet of paper, set on a wooden table in an art studio.
Orange and white cat lying on a gray textured blanket, holding a multicolored rope toy, with a pillow in the background.
An open art book displaying colorful illustrations of a woman in nature, with trees, water, and animals, alongside a closed book titled 'WOLF GIRL' with a girl sitting in an autumn landscape.