Ray Woods, LCMFT, LMFT
Oklahoma · 16 years in practice
Ray Woods is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem.
License and registration
- LMFT, Oklahoma
- LMFT01226 · expires December 2026
- LCMFT, Kansas
- LCMFT 2897 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1730416645 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ray
Ray Woods is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. He works with clients who are facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and difficulties finding motivation. Ray aims to meet people where they are and guide them toward clearer thinking and steadier emotion.
He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name difficult emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
He also draws on attachment-based and client-centered approaches to build trust and focus on each person’s experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when practical steps and skill-building can reduce symptoms. Ray has supported people dealing with blended family tensions, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
He also addresses control issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and substance concerns. Additional focus areas include loneliness, forgiveness, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and challenges related to intellectual disability. Practically, sessions can include conversations about everyday coping, role-playing new ways to speak, and short exercises to try between meetings.
Ray adapts the pace and techniques to suit each person’s needs and goals. He holds the LCMFT credential in Kansas and the LMFT credential in Oklahoma. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled from Oklahoma for international clients when appropriate.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ray lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Ray names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Ray uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify strong emotions and shift unhelpful interaction patterns. EFT often helps when feelings get in the way of connection or calm. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationship patterns show up now and to build more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the focus on the person’s experience and values, offering a respectful space to talk through hard issues.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Ray will talk with each person about goals and preferences and try methods that fit their situation. That collaborative process guides whether sessions lean more toward emotion work, skill practice, or open talk time.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work better when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people send updates or get support between appointments. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Ray commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship problems, and trauma and abuse.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Ray blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and CBT skill work.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Ray has 16 years of professional work experience supporting people with a variety of emotional and relationship concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds the LCMFT credential in Kansas and the LMFT credential in Oklahoma and practices from Oklahoma.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Ray is able to work with international clients when appropriate.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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