Theodore Woodard, LPCC, LPC

Theodore Woodard is a licensed counselor with four years of clinical experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, and depression. Theodore aims to offer practical support and steady encouragement as people take steps toward change.

He draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also uses client-centered methods that focus on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and understood. Motivational interviewing is part of his approach for clients wrestling with substance use or other addictive behaviors.

Theodore helps people map small, doable steps when life feels overwhelming. He often focuses on increasing motivation, building coping skills, and improving day-to-day routines. Work may include setting short-term goals, tracking progress, and practicing new responses to stress or triggers.

He has worked with issues that include relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, anger, bipolar management, and life transitions. Additional areas of focus include codependency, process addictions such as gambling or problematic pornography use, social anxiety, workplace stress, and young adult concerns.

Theodore holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in California. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. He emphasizes a respectful, collaborative pace so people feel in charge of their goals.

How CBT and Client-Centered Care Fit Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person. Online sessions let the therapist offer that same attentive approach through video, phone, chat, or messaging. This helps people feel heard even when they are not in the same room.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and then practices new ways of responding. CBT adapts well to online work because exercises, thought records, and behavior plans can be reviewed during video calls or shared in messaging for ongoing practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjust pacing as needed. Sessions are intended to be a team effort where the client’s priorities guide the plan.

Online formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a simpler check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, step-by-step coaching, and ongoing prompts between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility so therapeutic work can continue around school, work, and daily routines.