James
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, DAC
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| Español When I begin a session with a new client, I want to present myself as a real person. I want to create a situation where the client feels comfortable being him/herself and communicating whatever is going on. I will observe closely, being as present as possible. I will listen carefully and respond when appropriate. I may ask questions or make interpretations about what we talk about, but most importantly I want the client to feel free to say whatever is on his/her mind. I want to establish a trusting relationship so we can begin to work on this person’s issues.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Couple Sessions $200
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle James Wood
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, DAC
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 236-6209
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / LMFT28825 James Wood
- In Practice for 42 years
- Attended Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psyhochoanalytic Studies, Graduated 1994
- Certificate from Doctoral Addictions Counselor B23252 / 2000
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
James Wood
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, DAC
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 236-6209
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Addiction
- Relationship Issues
- Anger Management
Expertise
- 12-Step Recovery.
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBT issues. Multicultural Psychology.
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medical Detox
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Neurodivergence
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
James Wood
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, DAC
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 236-6209
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Indonesian ,
Portuguese ,
Spanish
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Indonesian ,
Portuguese ,
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- 12-Step Programs. Trauma Focused Therapy. DBT.
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
James Wood
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, DAC
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (424) 236-6209
Location
Nearby Areas
James Wood
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, DAC
Call for a free consultation now - (424) 236-6209