Therapist Profile

Name:
Cristina Wood, M.A.
Professional Title:
Location:
12304 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 213 Los Angeles, CA 90025 UNITED STATES
Phone:
(310) 600-0159
Email:
cristina@cristinawood.com
Website:
www.westlacounselingcenter.com
License Number
LMFT48931
Practicing Since:
2006
Additional Licenses:
MFT

Personal Statement

Personal Statement:
How important is it for us to get to know ourselves and learn about our needs and values? I believe we already have all the resources we need to accomplish whatever we want to accomplish in life. There are times though it is very hard to believe. During these hard times when we are struggling with financial, personal, professional or relationship problems we can choose to seek the help of someone who will listen to us with unconditional positive regard, without judgment and will guide us through our inner journey on the path to becoming ourselves.

Most of the time my clients are not sure about what they are looking for. They feel that they need to learn things about themselves. They feel they want support and clarity about certain things in their lives, but they don’t know how to start.

Together we will develop the right treatment plan for you. Focusing on your needs, we will create a safe and healing environment where you can trust your intuitive process and use it for change and growth. You can develop a healthy foundation and get to know yourself better which will make your life more productive and fulfilling.

About My Practice

Office Hours
Weekdays, Evenings and Saturdays
Services
Children, Adolescents, Adults, Family and Couple Psychotherapy
Group Therapy for Self-Esteem, Relationship, and Career Issues
Parenting Classes
Anger Management Classes
Insurance
Call Office for Insurance Accepted
Credit Cards Accepted
None
Free Initial Consult
No
Offers Teletherapy
None

Education

Degrees
M.A., Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, Los Angeles, 2007 B.A., Liberal Arts (concentration in Psychology), Antioch University, Los Angeles, 2005

Area of Specialty

Specialites:
Addictions
ADHD-Attn Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
Adolescents
Anxiety
Assertiveness Training
Attachment Therapy
Career Stress and Changes
Children
Critical Incident Stress Management
CoDependant/Adult Children of Alcoholics
Communication Skills
Couples
Creativity
Creative Solutions
Crisis Intervention
Depression/Clinical Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Domestic Violence
Eating Disorders
EMDR
Employment Issues
Ethnicity/Multi-Cultural Relationships
Families
Group Therapy
Issues of Abuse (Abused)
Issues of Abuse (Trauma)
Life Transitions/Mid-Life Issues
Learning Disabilities
Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder
Pain Management
Parenting
Persons With Disabilities
Personality Disorders
Phobias
Play Therapy
Pre-Marriage Counseling
PsychoEducational
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Rape Victims
Relationships
Religious/Spiritual Orientation
Self Esteem/Personal Growth
Single Parents
Step/Blended Families
Stress
Sand Tray Therapy
Trauma
Victims of Crime
Women's Issues

Other

Theoretical Orientation
Attachment
Behavioral
Brief/Solution Focused Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral
Cognitive
Family Systems
Humanistic/Existential
Narrative
Transpersonal Psychology
Certifications
EMDR Anger Management
Languages Spoken
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Ethnicity
Latino

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