A Wyoming licensed psychologist,  Dr. Wear lived and worked in Buffalo and Gillette, WY for 20 years.  He earlier received his Master's and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Dr. Wear has been a Child and Family Therapist and County Coordinator at Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center in Buffalo, WY. He served as Vice President of  Speciality Services at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, WY where he managed all inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs, the community medical clinic in Wright, and led a physician recruitment effort. He also developed and managed Wear Life Strategy Center, a private group practice with offices in Gillette, Sheridan, and Buffalo, and satellite locations in Sundance and Newcastle, WY.

Dr. Wear served as Ethics Chair and President of the Wyoming Psychological Association. He was also selected Wyoming Psychological Association's Psychologist of the Year. In addition, he was appointed to the Wyoming Board of Psychology and later elected its Chair.

Nationally, Dr. Wear is past Chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Executive Directors of State and Provincial Psychological Associations (CESPPA), past Chair of the APA’s Continuing Education Committee (CEC), past President of APA Division 31.  Dr. Wear is a past APA Heiser Advocacy Award for his advocacy work.

Dr. Wear currently operates Wear & Associates, Inc., a psychological services company providing treatment services in Wyoming and Washington State, as well as coaching and consulting with business owners and professionals.