Dr. Wanda Woodward, LPC-MHSP
Tennessee · 18 years in practice
Dr. Wanda Woodward is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee with 18 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LPC-MHSP, Tennessee
- 3711 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1861707762 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Wanda
Dr. Wanda Woodward is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee with 18 years of clinical experience. She blends a client-centered stance with psychodynamic insight to help adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.
Dr. Woodward draws on Jungian ideas and attachment-informed thinking to guide conversations about meaning, identity, and connection. Sessions focus on understanding how early experiences and current patterns affect daily life.
She also brings workplace experience to help people manage career stress and role conflicts.
Background and approach
She works with adults on issues such as grief, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, intimacy difficulties, and effects of abuse. Practical problem solving and short-term strategies are used alongside deeper exploration of life purpose and inner patterns. Her background includes a doctorate in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling, along with more than a decade in human resources management.
This mix of clinical training and corporate experience shapes a blend of insight work and pragmatic coping skills. In sessions she aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly. The focus is on listening, clarifying goals, and removing obstacles so clients can move toward healthier relationships and more inner calm.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Wanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Wanda names
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Jungian and Attachment-Informed Care Online
Jungian Therapy invites attention to symbols, dreams, and deeper meaning in a person’s life. In simple terms, it helps people explore inner patterns, life purpose, and how personal stories shape current struggles. This approach can be useful for those wrestling with identity, spiritual questions, or recurring relationship themes.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current connections with others. It helps people recognize patterns in closeness, trust, and communication, and build more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person’s pace so they feel understood and supported while they set their own goals.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress unfolds so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives, manage workday breaks, or avoid travel while still getting consistent support.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, career strain, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related mood or life-change challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered with psychodynamic and Jungian influences. She combines listening and insight work with solution-focused steps to tackle immediate problems.
What is her professional background?
She has 18 years in mental health, a doctorate in psychology, and a master’s degree in counseling, plus extensive human resources experience in corporate settings.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices from Tennessee and holds the credential LPC-MHSP as listed in her profile.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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