Personal Bio

At CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN COUNSELING, your values will be respected as you seek God's will, guidance, and healing for your life.  Persons of all faiths are welcome to use our services.  Counseling services are provided by Demian Patricia Wood who has over 18 years experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Colorado, Hawaii, and California. 

Credentials and Experience:

The founder of CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN COUNSELING AND LIFE COACHING, Demian Patricia Wood (Demi), MA LMFT is a Colorado Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (706) with over 18 years experience as counselor, seminar leader and business consultant. 

A former National Merit Scholar, Demi graduated from New College in Sarasota, FL and received her MA in Psychology from Georgia State University.  She trained for 3 months at Minirth-Meier Clinic in southern California and completed a two year internship with Alpha Christian Counseling where she was named Outstanding Intern.  She served on staff at the Fred Gross Christian Therapy Program at Hollywood Community Hospital of Van Nuys, and led weekend growth seminars in conjunction with New Life Counseling in Oxnard, CA. She has pursued post-graduate studies at Cal State-Northridge and Walden University. 

Demi is a former president of the Hawaii Association for Marriage and Family Therapists and was co-author and principal lobbyist for the Hawaii MFT licensing bill. She is a former foster parent and has one adopted daughter.  She served as Clinical Supervisor for the Therapeutic Foster Home Program of Child and Family Services in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and has been an active advocate for adoptive and foster children and families. 

Demian has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels at University of Phoenix (Hawaii), Hawaii Pacific University, and American School of Professional Psychology (Honolulu) and has been an online instructor at the University of Phoenix. 

Demi is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.  She has extensive experience in cross-cultural counseling and also with military families.  Demi recently relocated to beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado to be closer to family.  She attends Timberline Church.

Counseling Philosophy:

Because we have all been hurt in relationship (to a person, group, or event), we can best be healed in relationship. The counseling relationship exists in order to heal the counselee.  Demi believes that God's nature is a perfect balance of truth and grace, and that balance is sought after in the counseling experience.  To that end, Demi approaches her patients with compassion and understanding while still helping them to find the truths they need to direct them towards healing and wholeness. 

 To arrange for an appointment, call 1-970-206-4472 between 9AM and 6PM (Mountain Time) Monday through Friday.

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN COUNSELING is located at 1218 Hawkeye Court in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Counseling and coaching services are provided to individuals, couples, and families.  Most insurances are acceptedfor counseling including Anthem - Blue Cross, Tricare/Triwest, United Behavioral Health, Aetna, Value Options, Cofinity, Medicaid and others.   Reduced fees for counseling are available to low-income and uninsured individuals.  Areas of service include (but are not limited to):

• MARITAL
• RELATIONSHIP
• PARENTING 
• EMDR
• EFT
• ADOPTION
• ATTACHMENT
• CROSS-CULTURAL
• MILITARY
• GRIEF/LOSS
• ANXIETY/DEPRESSION
• ADULTS ABUSED AS CHILDREN
• WORKPLACE ISSUES  

Life Coaching is available to persons throughout the United States and is particularly helpful to persons outside of the Northern Colorado area who would like to use our services.  Coaching is not the same as counseling.  Coaching is supportive and educational rather than therapeutic. For instance, Demi currently is offering Phone Coaching for Parents of Traumatized Children to help them heal their children's wounds using the Forbes/Post Beyond Consequences techniques.  Coaching is available in 15 minute segments for $25 a segment and may be prepaid by check or credit card.

If you are interested in finding out more about CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN LIFE COACHING , offered nationwide, or to arrange for an appointment, please call 1-970-206-4472 between 9AM and 6PM (Mountain Time) Monday through Friday.