- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Jamie
Jamie Hood is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, and family of origin issues. Jamie draws on practical methods to help people notice patterns that began in childhood and to find clearer ways of relating today.
She favors interventions that link thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. That often means looking at how early relationships influence current reactions and choices. Sessions focus on setting concrete goals, practicing new skills, and testing small changes between meetings.
Her background includes work in private practice, school-based counseling, and a shelter for pregnant and unhoused women. Those roles involved individual and group work, collaboration with school staff and community agencies, and support for people facing substance use, domestic violence, anxiety, and depression. This experience shaped a practical approach to problem solving and crisis support.
Jamie uses attachment-informed ideas alongside client-centered conversation and cognitive-behavioral techniques. She also draws on existential and mindfulness-based practices when they fit a person’s goals. The result is straightforward sessions that connect current problems to earlier patterns and then move toward manageable steps forward.
Outside work she runs, rock climbs, and reads. She is a military spouse and parent of two young children, and she pays close attention to the realities of chronic illness after a recent Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that began in early relationships and how they shape reactions now. In online sessions this can help someone who notices recurring roles or closeness issues with partners or family members by mapping how those patterns repeat and trying different responses.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and the person's own goals. The therapist follows the client's concerns and supports them in naming priorities and making concrete plans to change what isn't working.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and for stepping back from old family-based assumptions that keep causing trouble.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the plan stays practical and focused.
Confirm current session options before booking because formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also allows therapists to use worksheets, screen sharing, and mindfulness exercises during sessions to support skill practice between meetings.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Jamie works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, and family of origin issues among other topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered conversation with cognitive-behavioral and attachment-informed approaches to identify patterns and set practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working in settings that include private practice, schools, and a shelter for pregnant and unhoused women.
What credentials and region apply?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and works from that state.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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