Tom Woodard is a licensed professional counselor with credentials including LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS, and CCTP. With a career spanning since 1986, he has dedicated himself to helping others lead more fulfilling lives, both personally and professionally. Tom takes a holistic approach to therapy, working with adults, adolescents, and couples to foster improved relationships with themselves, others, and the natural world. His pragmatic focus on solutions ensures that each client finds effective paths forward. Utilizing a developmental perspective, he aids clients in learning new coping skills or refining existing strategies that may no longer serve them well. Tom also integrates mindfulness practices, breathwork, and self-calming techniques into his sessions for effective stress management. His areas of expertise include family of origin issues, childhood trauma, PTSD, grief and loss, relationship dynamics, addictions, anxiety, depression, and marital conflicts or enhancements. Additionally, he is a certified trauma professional and veterans counselor. Tom's health and wellness background, underscored by an MA in health psychology, informs his comprehensive perspective. His experiences as a Vietnam Era Navy medic, a competitive swimmer, along with a childhood spent near Love Canal and enjoying long canoe trips, uniquely shape his empathetic therapeutic style.