Bud Woods
Hi! I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in the Bay Area, CA. I received my Master’s from University of San Francisco. I help individuals and families navigate anxiety, relational challenges, and life transitions using approaches like EFT, IFS, CBT, and Structural Family Therapy.
I help individuals and families navigate anxiety, relational challenges, and life transitions using approaches like EFT, IFS, CBT, and Structural Family Therapy.
My goal is to create a warm, supportive space where healing and growth can happen.
First session
In our first session, we’ll start with some introductions and talk about what brought you to therapy. I’ll ask questions to better understand your background, current struggles, and goals. This helps me get a sense of your unique story so we can create a plan that feels supportive and personalized to you.
Strengths
Clients often tell me they feel deeply seen and safe in our work together. I bring warmth, curiosity, and a nonjudgmental presence to the therapy space. My strengths lie in helping clients explore complex emotions, uncover patterns with compassion, and build lasting change through insight and connection. I’m especially skilled at holding space for nuance. Whether that’s navigating identity, family dynamics, or inner conflict.
Ideal clients
I specialize in working with individuals who feel stuck in patterns they can’t quite name: whether in relationships, family roles, or within their own inner world. Many of the people I work with are LGBTQIA+ folks, deep feelers, caregivers, or high achievers who may appear to have it all together but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of how to break old cycles. They’re seeking deeper self-understanding and real, lasting change. While I primarily work with individuals, I also welcome marriage, couples, and family therapy within my scope of practice. If you’re looking for support in one of these areas, please let me know in advance so we can ensure a good fit.
Treatment methods
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
I use EFT to help clients tune into core emotions and make sense of recurring patterns in relationships. Together, we work on creating more secure emotional connections by understanding needs, healing attachment wounds, and shifting reactive cycles.
Attachment-based
I help clients explore how early attachment experiences shape their current relationships and sense of self. By fostering trust and emotional safety, we work to heal attachment wounds and build more secure, connected ways of relating.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that may be contributing to distress. Together, we develop practical tools to challenge these patterns, build healthier perspectives, and support lasting change.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 154302