Jamie Hood, LMFT

Jamie Hood is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career changes, ADHD, and related issues. Jamie speaks English and frames therapy around practical steps rather than long lectures.

Jamie trained in Marriage and Family Therapy and has worked in private practice and community settings. Early in her career she provided individual and group therapy at a shelter for pregnant and homeless women, supporting people facing substance use, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, and codependency. She also worked in a school-based program in the San Diego area offering counseling, case management, and crisis support for youth and their families.

In sessions she often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to challenge unhelpful thinking. She also draws on Client-Centered and Attachment-Based approaches and mindfulness techniques to build self-awareness and reduce symptoms. She keeps work goal-focused and practical, helping clients set steps they can try between meetings.

Jamie combines clinical work with ongoing professional learning and trainings in areas relevant to trauma, eating concerns, and relationship work. She also brings personal experience managing a chronic health condition, which informs her understanding of how illness affects mood and daily life.

Outside of therapy she runs, rock climbs, exercises, and reads. She is a military spouse and a parent of two young children, and she aims to collaborate with clients on realistic strategies to improve day-to-day functioning and relationships.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work