About Ruthie
Ruthie Brooks is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 19 years of experience. She guides people through anxiety, depression, stress, and life changes in a calm, straightforward way. Ruthie writes clear plans with each person and focuses on simple, usable skills.
She works with concerns such as ADHD, grief, phobias, panic, and sleep disturbance. Ruthie creates a warm, non-judgmental space where clients can talk through their worries. Sessions often focus on immediate coping tools and small changes that add up.
Background and approach
She helps people notice patterns, try different responses, and track what works over time. Her practice draws on Client-Centered principles to keep the person’s goals front and center. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behavior.
Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and build attention in daily life. Ruthie also uses Solution-Focused methods to set clear, short-term goals and measure progress. This mix is aimed at practical improvement rather than lengthy theory.
She tailors each plan to match the client’s pace and priorities. People bring a wide range of issues to Ruthie, including trauma, obsessive-compulsive patterns, caregiver stress, and aging-related concerns. She supports steps toward stronger self-esteem, better sleep, and clearer coping strategies.
Ruthie works with individuals who want a steady, compassionate partner through change.
How Ruthie Uses Practical Approaches Online
Ruthie uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the person’s goals and values at the center of each session, which helps people feel heard and respected while they work through problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes; it is often used for anxiety, panic, phobias, and mood concerns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Ruthie collaborates with each person to decide what feels helpful, adjusts methods as progress is tracked, and checks in about goals and pace throughout therapy.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people use visual cues for richer conversation. Phone sessions can be a lighter option when bandwidth is limited or a no-camera check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging can work well for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or when shorter, more frequent contact helps maintain progress.
These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, caregiving, or travel, and they support steady momentum between meetings by matching format to the task at hand.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Ruthie address?
What is her therapeutic style like?
How much clinical experience does she have?
Where is Ruthie licensed and based?
Which languages are supported?
What session formats are offered?
How does billing and cost work?
How do I begin working with her?
What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.