About me

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.

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Addictions
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Depression
  • Coaching
Also experienced in:
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 , Read more...

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, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Years of Experience: 34

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

CA LMFT 28825

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. James Wood. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Regain might be different.

Written on Feb 02, 2026 after therapy with James for 5 months on issues concerning relationship

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.

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