Ted Wiard, M.A., LPCC, CGC

Reverend Wiard is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Golden Willow Retreat, a sanctuary for grief and loss in Taos, New Mexico. He became an ordained minister at Terra Nova Ministerial School in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina. Reverend Wiard has a diverse background, having been a Spiritual Care Counselor at the Rancho Mirage, California Betty Ford Center; a Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Brevard College; a middle school teacher; and the owner of Ted’s Tennis, a tennis coaching and repair company. The Reverend received his M.A. in Grief, Loss, and Trauma from Southwestern College.