About Ray
Ray Woods is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Oklahoma. He holds LCMFT and LMFT credentials and has 16 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, and low self-esteem. He speaks English and works with clients from within the state and internationally.
Ray focuses on practical conversation and steady support. In sessions he listens closely and tailors the plan to each person’s situation. He aims to make the first steps feel manageable rather than overwhelming.
Background and approach
His work draws on approaches that help people understand patterns in their close relationships and in their thinking. He uses methods that encourage clearer communication and reduce unhelpful habits that fuel anxiety and depression. Sessions can include skills practice, reflection, and hands-on ways to handle day-to-day stress.
Ray has experience addressing a wide range of concerns beyond anxiety and mood, including blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, and substance concerns. He also helps people facing divorce, domestic violence histories, isolation, obsessive thoughts, and challenges tied to military service. He describes his style as respectful and compassionate, aiming to meet people where they are.
New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. Ray works through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people notice patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions; it can be useful for anxiety tied to interpersonal worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and building new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions in relationships and teaches clearer communication for people who feel stuck or disconnected.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, symptoms, and daily life to decide which methods to try first. Together they can mix approaches as needs change over time to find what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls support in-depth conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, homework support, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Kansas
- Languages
- English
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