Jamie Hood

Jamie Hood is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California who brings nine years of clinical experience and a steady commitment to client-centered care. She earned a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Hope International University in 2013 and has worked in the mental health field since 2012, developing experience across private practice, shelter-based, and school-linked settings.

Her clinical background includes work with individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and children presenting with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, self-esteem struggles, phase-of-life transitions, and other common mental health challenges. Jamie spent three years providing individual and group therapy at a shelter for pregnant and homeless women, supporting clients facing issues like substance use, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, and codependency. She also worked in a school-based MediCal-funded program through the YMCA in the San Diego area called TIDES, offering counseling to youth ages 5 to 18 and collaborating with families, school staff, and community agencies on case management, crisis support, and medication monitoring.

Jamie integrates Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify links among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while setting practical goals for change. She also incorporates attachment, existential, and mindfulness-based approaches to reduce symptoms, build self-worth, and support personal growth. In addition to foundational therapies, Jamie has training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and is a certified marital and premarital therapist through Prepare and Enrich.

Her professional development includes trainings in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, trauma, anorexia, play therapy, Prepare and Enrich, and law and ethics. Jamie is licensed by the state of California to practice as a marriage and family therapist (LMFT), license CA LMFT 116240. She is also a recent Type 1 diabetic who studies chronic disease to better understand and support the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of living with a long-term health condition.

Outside of clinical work, Jamie enjoys running, exercising, rock climbing, and reading. She is a military wife and spends time with her two young children. She entered this field to offer a safe, comfortable space where people can process difficulties, find hope, and work toward being the best versions of themselves, and she would be honored to partner with clients on that journey.