Dr. James Wood - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

34 years experience

About Dr. James Wood

I am licensed in California with 34 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, relationship issues, & trauma and abuse. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Licenses

LMFT

28825

Professional experience

Addictions
Coaching
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Trichotillomania
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Attachment-Based Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Existential Therapy
Gottman Method
Internal Family Systems
Jungian Therapy
Mindfulness Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

4 Reviews

“Dr. Woods is an absolute professional when it comes to solving your issues and giving helpful advice through experience of his own. He truly finds ways to connect with his clients and help with any issues they may need resolving. I am glad that I was partnered with a therapist as understanding as him!”

“Can’t express the immense help Dr. Wood has given me.”

“Dr. Wood is an excellent counselor, and we are truly grateful that we were able to work with him. He creates a safe and thoughtful space where both perspectives are respected, and his guidance has helped us better understand ourselves and each other. We feel very fortunate to have found him.”

“He is awesome!”

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