About Cedar Elm Clinical Services.
Cedar Elm Clinical Services is a future Texas LPC private practice and education ecosystem being developed by Wayne Sullivan Jr., an Army veteran and graduate counseling student preparing for LPC licensure. The brand is being built around calm, structured, practical care for veterans, first responders, public safety personnel, couples, and families.
Meaning of Cedar Elm
Cedar elm, Ulmus crassifolia, is native to Texas and known for adapting in difficult terrain. The tree reflects the people Cedar Elm is being built to serve: people who have endured, adjusted, stayed functional, and kept moving even when the conditions were hard.
The brand meaning carries through every surface: clinical and professional first, warm and human second. The tree metaphor supports identity; it does not become vague inspiration or an outcome promise.
Founder
Cedar Elm is being developed by Wayne Sullivan Jr., an Army veteran and former educator. My service, including combat experience, shaped how I understand pressure, trust, identity, and what service can cost, not just while it is happening, but in the years that follow and in the family that absorbs it. My years in education, across special education and career and technical fields in Texas and California, shaped how I understand access, systems, and the practical work of helping someone move forward when the path is not straightforward.
That background informs Cedar Elm’s future direction: individual counseling, career counseling, veteran-focused services, support for first responders, and resources for families carrying the weight of service, burnout, transition, or support that arrived too late. Lived experience shapes the care and attention behind this work. It does not replace clinical training, supervision, ethics, or licensure.
What Shapes This Work
Cedar Elm is being built with attention to the pressure points that generic intake processes and one-size-fits-all resource paths can miss: the veteran who is tired of starting over with someone new and does not want to tell the whole story again; the first responder who has stayed functional for so long that the disconnection has started to feel normal; the family member who has absorbed years of stress without ever being named as part of the picture that needs support; and the adult trying to make sense of who they are after the role, career, or identity that once defined them is gone.
These are the kinds of concerns this future practice is being designed to notice.
What Cedar Elm is being built for
- Veterans and service members
- First responders and public safety professionals
- Couples and families under pressure
- Adults navigating role change, burnout, retirement, and identity transition
- Referral partners who need clear scope and careful routing
Pre-launch status
Cedar Elm is not currently offering counseling services through this website. The practice is completing the clinical, legal, credentialing, supervision, privacy, informed consent, and workflow requirements needed before services are offered or listed publicly.