ABOUT EMBOLDENED THERAPY
Meet Kathryn Wood: OCD & Anxiety Therapist in TN & CA
My mission is to help you stop feeling frenzied & start experiencing true calm, confidence, and connectedness.
Tired of staying stuck?
It’s possible and achievable to break through those spinning cycles! Through our work together, you can learn practical ways to start showing up as the person you actually want to be.
MY APPROACH
How I Work
Deep & exploratory. We go beyond surface-level fixes and get to the root of your struggles.
Compassionate & empowering. Your emotional well-being is at the center of this work!
Highly individualized. You can expect tailor-fit therapy customized exactly for you.
Supportive & motivating. I’m here to celebrate you the entire way, through both the successes and stumbles.
Engaging & fulfilling. Therapy shouldn’t be boring, pointless, or draining. This is a space for insight, inspiration, and real-life leveling up!
Playful & humorous. This work is HARD, and we could all use a little light amid the dark!
Hi, I’m Kathryn!
I’m a multi-certified and licensed mental health therapist offering high-quality, fully virtual counseling across Tennessee and California. With 14+ years of experience helping teens and adults find hope and healing on their mental health journeys, I know a better way of being is possible!
I specialize in providing fully online therapy to teens and adults who’ve gone through some pretty tough stuff in their lives and are having difficulty finding a sense of peace amid spiraling cycles of anxiety, OCD, trauma, and related struggles.
I’ve also been on your side of the chair before, and know just how overwhelming it is to take the vulnerable step to seek support. With this in mind, my goal as your therapist is to create a supportive, empowering space where you can bring any stress or struggle and learn how to become more grounded in your everyday life.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's & Master's of Music Therapy degrees from Loyola University New Orleans, 2010 & 2012
Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Rehabilitation & Counseling from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, 2019
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Board Certification in Music Therapy (MT-BC), #09750 from the Certification Board for Music Therapists, 2011 - 2026
Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) #5001 in the State of Tennessee
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), #21837 in the State of California
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), #405805 from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counseling
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Eye Movement Densitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Trained Therapist: EMDR International Association
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) Trained Therapist: The Knowledge Tree
CBT-Insomnia (CBT-I) Trained Therapist: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Center for Deployment Psychology
Prolonged Exposure (PE) Trained Therapist: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Habit Reversal Trained (HRT) Therapist: OCD & Anxiety Expert Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) Trained Therapist: Centerstone Research Institute
Internal Family SystemsTrained Therapist: PESI
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14+ years in Social Services providing high-quality outcome-oriented services to youth and adults in Nashville, and beyond, in settings like:
Alternative High Schools & Inclusive Learning Classrooms
Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Residential Facilities
Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Mental Health Programs
Skilled Nursing & Memory-Care Facilities
Dual-Diagnosis Treatment Centers
Adult Developmental & Intellectual Disability Day Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation Centers
Community Outpatient Mental Health Clinics
LPC-MHSP,
LPCC,
CRC
FUN FACTS
Outside of the Therapy Room
When not providing therapy, you might catch me writing songs and playing music around Nashville and beyond
I’ve been a guest writer and panelist for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), To Write Love On Her Arms, & WWL-TV (New Orleans), and often research & write mental health-minded essays for digital de-stigmatization.
I believe that some of the quickest mood boosters are dance and laughter, so it’s not uncommon to find me busting a move in the grocery aisle, or telling a dad joke at the end of a heavy therapy session 🙃