Services
Personalized support, insight, and education at the intersection of aging, dementia, and emotional well-being—for individuals, families, professionals, and organizations.
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Couples Therapy & Relationship Coaching
Dr. Wood has specialized couples therapy training in the Gottman Method and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy. ​​​​​​​In couples therapy, you’ll gain:
Improved Communication: Learn to express needs and vulnerabilities safely, hear your partner without defensiveness, and rebuild trust through structured exercises.
Conflict Resolution Skills: Instead of getting stuck in blame cycles or avoidance, you’ll practice proven techniques—from active listening to “time‐out” strategies—that transform arguments into opportunities for connection. 
Shared Growth Plan: Together, you’ll co-create a roadmap for strengthening intimacy, setting boundaries, and reigniting mutual support—so both partners feel seen, heard, and valued.
If you’re ready to invest in deeper self-understanding or rekindle harmony in your relationship, Dr. Wood’s warm, nonjudgmental approach creates a safe space for you to be vulnerable, feel validated, and experience real growth.
Dementia & Caregiver Support
Caring for a loved one with dementia brings unique emotional challenges—grief over the person they once were, frustration when communication breaks down, and the constant fear of being unprepared for “the next stage.” In this specialized track, Dr. Wood offers:
Psychoeducation & Resource Navigation: You’ll receive clear, compassionate explanations of dementia’s progression, what to expect at each stage, and practical tips for managing challenging behaviors—all grounded in the latest research.
Family Systems Counseling: As memory loss reshapes roles and responsibilities, families often struggle with resentment, guilt, or simply not knowing how to talk about what they’re going through. Through facilitated sessions, everyone learns to share emotions safely, set realistic expectations, and build a united front—even when stress levels are high.
Emotional Validation & Grief Processing: Dementia can feel like “losing someone before they’re gone.” You’ll have a space to acknowledge complex feelings—anger, sadness, confusion—without shame. Dr. Wood will guide you through rituals and narrative techniques to honor what’s lost, celebrate small moments of recognition, and find renewed meaning in the caregiving journey.
Self-Care & Burnout Prevention: Using personalized assessments, you’ll create a sustainable self-care plan—daily micro‐breaks, boundary-setting strategies, and peer‐support resources—that prevents compassion fatigue and ensures you can continue providing loving care without sacrificing your own well-being.
Whether you’re a spouse, adult child, or sibling navigating shifting family dynamics, this service helps you move from feeling overwhelmed and isolated to feeling equipped, supported, and emotionally resilient.
Self-Guided Couples Packages
For couples who want structured relationship support without ongoing weekly therapy, I offer customized self-guided packages built from a focused couples assessment process.
The process begins with a three-session assessment, where I meet with you to understand your relationship history, strengths, challenges, emotional sensitivities, communication patterns, and goals. After the assessment, we meet together for a feedback session where I present a clear formulation of your relationship: what is happening between you, why the pattern makes sense, and what would help you move forward.
From there, we create an asynchronous treatment plan tailored to your relationship. Your package may be designed as a personalized workbook, a weekly practice plan, or a structured series of guided exercises for you and your partner to complete on your own. Depending on your needs, it may include communication scripts, reflection prompts, repair exercises, conflict tools, rituals of connection, intimacy-building practices, relationship check-ins, and weekly “try this together” assignments.
These packages are ideal for couples who want expert guidance, a clear map of their relationship pattern, and practical tools they can work through at their own pace.
For organizations, Dr. Wood’s workshops focus on:
Interactive Modules on Relational Dissonance: Gain an illuminating understanding of how individual personality differences can lead to misattunement—especially in high-stress contexts like healthcare or caregiving—and learn actionable strategies to bridge those gaps.
Resilience-Building Exercises: Teams practice real-world scenarios (role-plays, guided reflections) that transform empathy from a buzzword into a practiced skill—so staff can maintain compassion without burning out.
Dementia-Focused Sessions for Professionals: Healthcare workers, community educators, and social service providers receive industry-specific training on maintaining emotional balance, communicating with families empathetically, and preventing caregiver fatigue.
Whether you’re a curious individual ready to deepen self-awareness or an organization committed to fostering psychological safety, Dr. Wood’s coaching and workshops equip you with the insight, tools, and support needed to not only understand yourself and others—but to thrive together.
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