Meet Kathryn Wood—Therapist at Best Therapists

Kathryn Wood is a Tennessee-based Licensed Professional Counselor, a nationally Board-Certified Music Therapist, and a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. With 14+ years of experience in the helping field, Kathryn has supported folks in finding real-time relief and long-term healing from the kind of stuff that spins emotions out of control and sends logic straight for the hills. Kathryn provides fully virtual online counseling to Tennessee teens and adults facing OCD, phobias, hoarding, social anxiety and other anxieties, panic attacks, body picking & pulling, PTSD, trauma, and related issues. She is skilled in EMDR therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Habit Reversal Training (HRT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and other proven-to-work therapy strategies. If you’re seeking to become emboldened in calm, confidence, and connectedness, Kathryn is honored to be your support sidekick!

Overwhelmed. Anxious. Exhausted. Your brain is like a hamster wheel of worst-case scenarios, relentless worry, and stressful feelings, and you're just... so... TIRED. You've tried ignoring, distracting, or arguing with yourself to get some peace, but the relief is temporary - and then it all comes barging back. You wonder: "Why can't I stop ...(self-defeating cycle)..? How come..(insert quick-fix).. isn't working? Will I EVER feel better?!" You've heard there are ways to find relief from OCD, anxiety, or trauma, and you desperately want that freedom. But, you're not sure how to get it, or where to even start. With 14+ years successfully supporting others who've been right where you are, I assure you that no matter what the doom wheels in your brain say, it's possible AND achievable to gain the inner confidence & connectedness you dream of. Together, we'll work on practical ways to zap the intensity of your distress so you can FINALLY experience true & real calm. Eager to ditch the daily dread, and enjoy life as it is? Ready to face challenges with true capability, instead of spiraling fear & doubt? If you're motivated to do the work for lasting growth, it's my honor to be your support sidekick. Head to my website to book a free 15-minute phone call to explore your personalized roadmad to a more emboldened you!

Master of Clinical Rehabilitation & Counseling | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, 2019; Master of Music Therapy | Loyola University New Orleans, 2012;