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LPC-MHSP

Dr. Wanda Woodward, LPC-MHSP

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationTennessee
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Wanda

Dr. Wanda Woodward brings a client-centered and psychodynamic approach to her counseling work, blending relational insight with practical strategies to help people navigate stress, mood challenges, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on 18 years of clinical experience in Tennessee and a background that incorporates Jungian ideas and attachment theory to explore how early patterns and unconscious dynamics affect present-day functioning. Her practice emphasizes understanding the whole person - emotional, cognitive, and relational - while focusing on clear goals and removing obstacles to progress.

Wanda has extensive experience addressing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD, along with relational and intimacy-related issues and career stress. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, communication problems, guilt and shame, and the search for life purpose and meaning.

Prior work in human resources informs her ability to help clients manage workplace stress and career transitions. Her style centers on building trust so clients can examine difficult material and develop healthier patterns, greater self-understanding, and more satisfying relationships.

Integrating Relational Approaches with Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating formed in childhood and how those early bonds shape adult relationships. Online sessions using this approach help clients identify attachment patterns, improve communication, and repair relational ruptures by exploring current interactions and emotional responses.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and helping the individual find their own solutions. In virtual work this means the therapist listens deeply, reflects back the client's experience, and supports self-directed growth and clearer goals without imposing a fixed agenda.

Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals, assess what feels most useful, and adjust methods as therapy progresses so the work aligns with personal needs and preferences.

Online therapy with this clinician offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access consistent support from Tennessee-licensed professionals regardless of geographic constraints within the state. Practical options help clients stay engaged in the therapeutic process while tailoring interaction style to what feels most effective for them.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does she address?
She works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar concerns, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related problems, and career-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered with psychodynamic elements, emphasizing exploration of early patterns and unconscious dynamics while keeping treatment focused on clients' goals and practical changes.
How long has she practiced?
She brings 18 years of mental health experience and applies that background to help clients navigate emotional, relational, and work-related challenges.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is licensed in Tennessee and holds the credential LPC-MHSP with license number TN LPC-MHSP 3711.
Can I work with her in other languages or from abroad?
She provides services in English and is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client's needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyJungian TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English