Wende Rudnick

Intern

I believe every person has unique strengths and the capacity for growth, healing, and transformation. My approach is holistic, collaborative, and strengths-based, creating a compassionate and nonjudgmental space where you can explore your experiences and goals at your own pace. I draw from mindfulness practices, mind-body awareness, and evidence-based counseling techniques to help clients build resilience, deepen self-understanding, and navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence. My goal is to support your emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being while honoring your individual values, experiences, and strengths.

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About Wende

Wende Rudnick is a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. She brings a holistic, strengths-based perspective to her work, informed by more than a decade of experience in
mindfulness, meditation, energy healing, and personal growth practices.

As the founder of WR Reiki Energy, Wende has spent the past 11 years developing expertise as a Reiki Master, Advanced Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) Practitioner, meditation and mindfulness practitioner, and intuitive energy healer. Through this work, she has supported individuals in cultivating greater self-awareness, emotional well-being, stress reduction, and personal empowerment.

Wende’s passion for helping others stems from her own transformative experiences with mindfulness, meditation, and energy-based healing modalities, as well as witnessing their positive impact on her family and community. She is
committed to creating a compassionate, collaborative, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel supported in exploring their experiences, strengthening resilience, and fostering meaningful change.

In addition to her formal training, Wende has studied a wide range of approaches related to spirituality, mindfulness, intuition, energy healing, and personal
development with diverse teachers and authors. She values integrating evidence-based counseling practices with a deep appreciation for the mind-body connection and the unique strengths each client brings to the therapeutic
process.

Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Illinois State University, Reiki Master certification, Advanced Integrated
Energy Therapy certification, and mindfulness and meditation training through Mindful Schools at the University of Wisconsin Center for Healthy Minds.

Wende is dedicated to supporting individuals on their journey toward greater emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being through authenticity, curiosity, compassion, and a healthy sense of humor.