Ray Wooten Ph.D., LPC-S, is a professor at Texas A&M University in San Antonio in the Dept. of Counseling, Health & Kinesiology. He is a registered somatic movement therapist/educator (RSMT) and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500). His interests are body-centered psychotherapy, experiential therapies and creating a culture of embodied practice in counseling.

Research Interests

• Embodied approaches for counselors
• Body, embodiment, and movement in marriage and family counseling
• Breath, Movement, and Mindfulness to promote physical and emotional wellness
  
  
• Yoga and Grief

Courses

• EDCG 5314 Theoretical Foundations of Marriage and Family Counseling
• EDCG 5308 Clinical Treatment of Couples and Families
• EDCG 5309 Advanced Techniques: Couples Counseling
• EDCG 5359 Advanced Practicum
  
  
• EDCG 5385 Internship Supervision

Publications

Rodrigues, M., Wooten, H. R. (2024). Exploring the realtionship between interoceptive awareness and Gestalt resitance process among counselors-in-training. Jnl of Humanistic Counseling, DOI:10.1002/johc.12233

Reed, D. & Wooten, R. (2024). A model of IFS Supervision: Unblending from struggle to Self-led clarity. In Internal Family Systems Theory of Supervision and Counseling

Community Involvement

• Provides individual counseling, couples and family therapy, groups, children/adolescence, body-centered Gestalt psychotherapy. Conducts educational and therapeutic programs and workshops for the public and counseling professionals.
• Facilitates a weekly movement class for breast cancer survivors
• Facilitate care givers support group