Dr. Wanda Woodward , LPC-MHSP

Dr. Wanda Woodward is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee with 18 years of clinical experience and a longstanding focus on healing and growth. She holds a doctorate in psychology from Saybrook University and a master’s degree in counseling from Villanova University, and practices as an LPC-MHSP (Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider).

Her work spans a broad range of concerns including depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, trauma from emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and career and life transitions. She also addresses specific themes such as attachment and abandonment, communication and control struggles, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, narcissistic dynamics, and issues affecting women. Dr. Woodward integrates psychological knowledge with perspectives from Eastern and Western philosophy and religion to meet clients where they are in their search for meaning and wholeness.

Before focusing full time on clinical work she spent more than 15 years in human resources management within large corporations in Texas and Pennsylvania, experience that informs her understanding of workplace stress and career-related concerns. She has published two books on the Transcendent Psyche and approaches therapy with a client-centered stance informed by psychodynamic ideas, Jungian theory, and attachment concepts. Her goal is to help clients remove obstacles to their goals, deepen self-understanding, and build healthier relationships and greater inner peace.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Dr. Wanda Woodward draws on several complementary approaches to guide online work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and the client’s own goals; it supports self-exploration and is helpful for life transitions, low mood, and relationship concerns. Psychodynamic elements focus on patterns that arise from early relationships and unconscious influences; this work can be useful for understanding repeating conflicts, attachment wounds, and long-standing emotional difficulties. Attachment-based therapy looks directly at how early bonds shape intimacy and trust, offering tools to address abandonment, communication problems, and issues with closeness.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Dr. Woodward takes a collaborative stance. She works with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan over time in partnership with each person. Licensed professionals aim to tailor care rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling around work and family commitments and make it easier for clients to maintain continuity of care. These options allow therapists and clients to focus on progress and practical problem solving while fitting therapy into busy lives.