Coley C. Woodward II

Expertise

• Social skills training
• Multi-cultural counseling
• Life coaching
• Health and wellness
• Anxiety and depression
• Career counseling
• Self-esteem and self-efficacy

Coley is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, a certified k-12 school counselor, and a New York native who moved to California to actualize his passion of serving underserved at-risk populations. He is a dynamic, passionate, and versatile behavioral health and education professional with an ideal blend of academic background and extensive experience working with diverse, multi-cultural populations in home, school, and community contexts. He has served as a marriage and family therapist for the County of Santa Clara at Elmwood and Main Jail correctional facilities; a clinician for Momentum for Mental health’s crisis residential treatment program, Litteral House; a manager for General Nutrition Center; an academic tutor for students with special needs at Pace University; and a counselor and career program specialist for The Fresh Air Fund.

Coley exudes warmth and genuineness along with a client-centered, strength-based, and social-rehabilitative counseling style to foster optimal self, socio-emotional, educational, and vocational development. He endeavors to be a positive model and advocate who gains insights about unique life experiences, provides warm, unconditional support, and guides clients in discovering their passion, potential, and purpose.

Education

• M. Phil Ed., University of Pennsylvania, Professional Counseling
• M.S. Ed., University of Pennsylvania, Counseling and Mental Health Services
• B.A., Loyola University Maryland, Psychology

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