Dr. Wanda Woodward, LPC-MHSP

Dr. Wanda Woodward brings 18 years of clinical experience in mental health and a broad academic background to her therapeutic work. She holds a doctorate in psychology from Saybrook University and a master’s degree in counseling from Villanova University; these graduate credentials reflect advanced training in assessment, therapeutic theory, and treatment planning. She is also credentialed as an LPC-MHSP, a Tennessee license indicating a licensed professional counselor who provides mental health services.

Her practice has addressed a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, PTSD, ADHD, grief, and intimacy and relationship difficulties. She also works with issues such as abandonment and attachment struggles, communication and control problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and questions of life purpose and meaning. Her background includes more than 15 years in human resources leadership within major corporations in Texas and Pennsylvania, which informs her understanding of workplace stress and career-related challenges.

Dr. Woodward’s approach is client-centered with psychodynamic and Jungian influences, and she integrates Attachment-Based and Solution-Focused techniques as appropriate. She emphasizes how early life experiences and the bio-psychosocial mind-body connection shape present patterns, and she uses theory from attachment research, Jungian psychology, Maslow’s stages of personal growth, and Erikson’s psychosocial framework to help identify and remove obstacles to clients’ goals. She has published two books that explore the Transcendent Psyche and a model for realizing the Higher Self, and she incorporates spiritual and philosophical perspectives when they align with a client’s values.

Working with adult men and women, Dr. Woodward attends to cognitive, emotional, and relational differences that can influence how individuals experience problems and interact within relationships. Her therapeutic aim is to guide people toward insight and practical strategies that support healing, healthier relationships, and a deeper sense of well-being.