NASHVILLE, TN

Dr. Cooper oversees clinical and administrative operations of the Baltimore and Bethesda, MD; Nashville, TN and Pittsburgh, PA locations. She received her Doctorate of Psychology from Baylor University and completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. An Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University, her clinical and administrative experience includes 25 years of care in outpatient and intensive-care settings treating eating disorders, women’s issues and child and adolescent assessment/intervention. Dr. Cooper is a frequent lecturer on the topics of best practices in the treatment of eating disorders and helping mothers and daughters be authentic and resilient. She is the elected President of the Nashville iaedp (International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals) chapter, and a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders, National Eating Disorders Association, Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee, The Nashville Psychotherapy Institute, RenewED, and the National Academy of Professional Women.

Joining Renfrew in 2016, Ms. Woodward started as an Intern and later held the positions of Primary Therapist and Clinical Program Manager. Ms. Woodard received her Bachelor’s degree from Belmont University and her Master’s degree in Counseling from Lipscomb University. Her clinical areas of expertise include working with the LGBTQ+ community, issues of faith and spirituality, and trauma. A frequent speaker on these topics, Ms. Woodard is an avid promoter of the body acceptance movement and enjoys helping individuals of all ages heal their relationship with their bodies. She is an active supporter of the American Counseling Association, the National Eating Disorder Association and RenewED.

Dr. Carter received her Master’s degree in Nursing from Vanderbilt University and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Chatham University. She has been practicing as a board-certified Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner since 2008 in the fields of community mental health, substance use disorders treatment, eating disorders treatment, and military trauma/sexual trauma treatment. In addition to her work at Renfrew, Dr. Carter also supervises nursing students and lectures as an adjunct faculty member at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, TN. Lectures have included topics such as the neurobiology of anxiety disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders, eating disorder diagnosis and treatment, and eating disorders and women’s health.