Tennyson

Tennyson Dodd

Social Worker (Mental Health)

“Helping people understand and navigate difficult experiences, relationships, or areas of their lives.”

About Me

I am a social worker in Green Hills, Tennessee who provides counseling for anxiety, OCD, relationship problems, and family issues. I offer practical counseling to build clearer communication, reduce worry, and manage compulsive behaviors.

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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

I enjoy working with children, adolescents, and adults suffering from anxiety, trauma, depression, relational difficulties, family of origin concerns, and religious trauma. I also enjoy working with those pursuing creative careers as musicians and writers.

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • OCD

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Social Worker (Mental Health)

    A social worker specialising in mental health, providing therapy, case management, and support for people with psychological conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Association of Social Work Boards

Qualifications

University of Tennessee

Service Areas

Symmetry Counseling

In-person & Online

Green Hills

Nashville, Tennessee

United States

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