- CBT approaches
- Attachment focus
- Mindfulness tools
About Jamie
Jamie Hood is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with nine years of experience. She completed a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and has worked across community settings. She lists stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, addictions, trauma, grief, career concerns, and young adult issues among her areas of focus.
Her background includes work in private practices and community programs. She provided individual and group counseling at a shelter for pregnant and homeless women, addressing substance use, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, and codependency. She also worked in a school-based MediCal-funded program in the San Diego area, offering counseling to youth and coordinating with school staff and community agencies.
In sessions she often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to look at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set concrete goals and stay focused on present changes. Attachment, existential, and mindfulness strategies are used as additional tools when helpful.
Her practical experience includes crisis work, case management, and collaboration with medication providers. She has completed a variety of trainings and holds certification through Prepare and Enrich for marital and premarital work. Jamie also notes personal experience with Type 1 diabetes, which informs her interest in chronic illness and related emotional impact.
Outside of clinical work she runs, rock climbs, and reads. She is a military spouse and a parent, and she frames therapy as a collaborative effort to address immediate problems and move toward clearer goals.
How Jamie uses therapeutic approaches online
Jamie often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and to build practical changes from that insight. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and patterns that get in the way of day-to-day goals.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy and trust. This approach can help when relationship problems, codependency, or issues with closeness keep repeating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as goals change.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Ask about the available session formats when you schedule. Online sessions can be easier to fit around school, work, or care responsibilities and may reduce travel time. They also make it possible to check in more quickly between busy days and to use shorter or more focused meetings when that suits your schedule.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting questions, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, career matters, ADHD, and young adult issues.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style combines cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused work and draws on attachment and mindfulness methods when useful. Sessions aim to identify practical steps and present goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years working in mental health across private practice and community programs, including shelters and school-based services.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people living outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start sessions?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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