Meet the Owners

Sean Harding

Who is Sean?

Sean believes that people deserve mental health care that matches the complexity of their lives, an experience that is transformative, not transactional. Working primarily with trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction, and life's most difficult transitions, he's spent years working with people carrying weight that demands more than surface-level intervention—and he's committed to meeting them with the depth and honesty that real healing requires, not just symptom management, but genuine restoration. The kind that sticks.

His approach is solutions-focused and collaborative, built on the conviction that healing requires honesty, dignity, and a clear path forward. Two (or more) people working together toward something bigger. With a master's from Franciscan University and experience in outpatient and intensive outpatient care, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and residential treatment for trauma, Sean has seen both the breathtaking potential and the frustrating limitations of traditional care models. He’s seen what works, what doesn't, and what's worth fighting to change.
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Now he's focused on something larger: reimagining what counseling can actually be.
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Along with his business partner Patrick, he is working to build a practice designed to house exceptional clinical talent—a space where Tennessee's best mental health professionals can do their most meaningful work, unencumbered by the bureaucratic constraints and productivity pressures that often diminish the profession. Where clinicians aren't just surviving but thriving both in their professional lives and their personal lives. It means proving that excellent care and sustainable practice aren't mutually exclusive.

His vision is to create a new standard for mental health care, one that honors both the complexity of human suffering along with the belief that lasting change isn't just possible but should be the expectation.
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Education: Sean holds a masters degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. He's Verified on Psychology Today.
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Sean lives in Nashville with his wife Rebecca, their four children—Joanna, Lucy, Maximilian, and Daniel—and their dog Ophelia.
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You can learn more about Sean professionally here.

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Who is Patrick?

While Sean operates as the clinical director overseeing treatment, therapy modalities, outcomes, and so on, Patrick serves as more of the chief executive officer, overseeing and managing the organization's reach, quality of processes, and services.

He is the owner of PatrickASmith.com, NashvilleBusinessLaunch, and Patrick Smith Enterprises. His professional background is in successfully launching and building 40+ local businesses in over 13 states over the past 6 years.

He currently maintains a list of clients and partners across the United States, but his primary passions are his Missions. He spends his days seeking to maximize the number of people Exodus Counseling can serve and volunteering at the wonderful local Nashville charity, the Heart of Mary House. You can learn more about him here.

Patrick Smith