Gaea Woods
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Offline.now
- Los Angeles CA
Gaea Woods provides depth-oriented, trauma-informed therapy to individuals and couples.
Media
Social
Biography
Gaea is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, owner of the group psychotherapy practice: Unfolding Self Psychotherapy, and clinical supervisor. She specializes in treating trauma, eating disorders, self-esteem issues, and improving relationship functioning and overall well-being. She employs Psychodynamic and Depth Psychology, both of which emphasize developing a connection between the conscious and unconscious mind.
Prior to pursuing a career as a Psychotherapist, Gaea worked in the fields of fine art, commercial photography, and advertising. She learned firsthand that balancing one’s personal vision with commercial interests can be both challenging and rewarding. As an artist and photographer herself, Gaea is especially interested in working with and supporting clients who are on their own creative path.
Areas of Expertise
Affiliations
- California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
- Journey Clinical (Partnership for Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy)
Education
Board of Behavioral Sciences
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
LMFT #117978
The Institute For Creative Mindfulness
EMDR Therapy Training Parts I & II
The Trauma Resource Institute
Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) Level I
Antioch University
MA
Clinical Psychology, Spiritual Depth Psychology Specialization
2017
Rhode Island School of Design
BFA
Photography
2007
White Lotus Foundation
Yoga Teacher Training
Event Appearances
Emotional Wellness for Women and People of Color
Gyals Network Los Angeles, CA
2018-10-03
Media Appearances
Can straight married men and women be friends? I went on a quest to find out
LA Times online
2024-04-30
“It’s different for everyone,” said Gaea Woods, a marriage and family therapist who practices in Los Feliz. “It’s up to you to decide based on the relationship if it’s appropriate or not.”
Interview
Relationships Are Complicated Magazine online
2022-06-01
I was recently interviewed by Relationships Are Complicated, a newly-launched relationships magazine. Enjoy my interview below, and check out their site for more interviews with therapists from across the world.
Episode # 211 - Gaea Woods
The Downward Facing Spiritual Spiral Podcast online
2022-05-31
Today on the Spiritual Spiral, I'm thrilled to welcome Marriage & Family Therapist, Gaea Woods, to the show. Gaea is also a talented artist and freelance photographer and I actually met Gaea over 10 years ago when I was in the studio recording a new record. About seven years ago, she transitioned into the world of therapy where she practices full-time as a licensed therapist. Gaea and I begin by talking about creativity, photography and the challenges one can face dealing with the commerce side of art.
How Bad Is It That My Partner and I Constantly Swear At Each Other?
Mel Magazine online
2019-01-21
Gaea Woods, marriage and family therapist:
People should be free to use whatever amount of profanity works for them, so long as their use of words isn’t hurting anyone. Like most things, it depends so much on context. Does a couple use profanity to playfully talk to each other throughout the day? Does bonding through mirroring one another bring the couple closer? Or does one partner curse during arguments to assert power and control over their partner? There’s a clear difference between cursing to add emphasis to an expression of frustration versus cursing as an intimidation tactic.
‘Till Death Do You Part—But How Much Time Should You Spend Together Until Then?
Mel Magazine online
2018-09-08
Gaea Woods
Having personal space and time is very important. People sometimes have trouble navigating their own needs while also accommodating their partner’s needs in relationships. For example, someone who tends toward mentally and emotionally supporting their partners before tending to their own needs might feel guilty taking “me time” for fear of hurting their partner’s feelings. These people often have a difficult time asserting their own needs in their relationships. However, recognizing, asserting and enforcing boundaries around one’s time is an extremely important part of one’s self-care — and therefore, an integral component of engaging in a healthy, mutually beneficial and emotionally balanced relationship.
Courses
Antioch Community Therapy Services (ACTS)
Low-cost teletherapy services for those in need in our community
