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Jamie Hood, LMFT

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Jamie

Jamie Hood is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with nine years of experience in mental health care.

Background and approach

She earned a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and has worked in diverse settings, including independent practice, a shelter for pregnant and unhoused women, and a school-based counseling program in San Diego.

These roles involved individual and group work, collaboration with school staff and community agencies, and support for clients facing complex challenges such as substance use, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, and codependency. Her clinical toolkit draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused strategies alongside attachment, existential, and mindfulness techniques.

Jamie emphasizes exploring how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, while also setting practical goals to move clients forward in the present. She integrates trainings in trauma, eating disorder work, play therapy, and related areas into her practice, and she has additional preparation in marital and premarital work through Prepare and Enrich.

Outside of clinical work she stays engaged in ongoing learning and personal health advocacy as someone recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She enjoys running, rock climbing, and spending time with her family, and she approaches therapy as a collaborative partnership aimed at increasing self-esteem, easing symptoms, and helping clients work toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jamie integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based work to address both immediate patterns and deeper relational themes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the connections between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, helping clients identify and challenge unhelpful thinking to reduce symptoms and shift habits. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relational patterns and how they influence current relationships, which can be useful for addressing communication problems, intimacy-related issues, and family dynamics.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to clarify goals, assess needs, and try methods that fit personal preferences and life circumstances. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what proves most helpful, with techniques drawn from mindfulness or existential exploration as appropriate.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or geographic constraints. These options allow clients to engage in skill work, reflection, and relational exploration from home or another convenient location, while maintaining continuity of care across changing routines.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jamie address in therapy?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and intimacy-related concerns, anger, career matters, and ADHD.
What is Jamie's general therapeutic style?
Her approach blends cognitive-behavioral strategies with solution-focused techniques, attachment-informed perspectives, existential exploration, and mindfulness practices to address thoughts, feelings, and present goals in a balanced way.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jamie has nine years of experience in the mental health field, including work in independent practice, a shelter for pregnant and homeless women, and a school-based counseling program serving youth and families.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with the license CA LMFT 116240 and practices in California.
Does she work with clients in languages other than English?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Jamie can help with

Jamie Hood works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and self esteem.

Jamie has worked in several independent practice settings working with individual, couples, family, and adolescents with a range of presenting problems such as, anxiety, depression, phase of life problems, relationship issues, and self-esteem.

How Jamie approaches therapy

Jamie's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

Experience and training

Jamie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 9 years of clinical experience.