About Ruthie
Ruthie Brooks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, and attention challenges linked to ADHD. Ruthie aims to make therapy feel practical and approachable for people who need steadier coping skills.
She creates a calm, non-judgmental space where clients can talk through what’s happening now. Sessions emphasize small, manageable steps rather than big leaps.
Background and approach
Ruthie listens for strengths and builds strategies around what already works for each person. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including panic attacks, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, grief, trauma, and issues that come with aging or caregiving. She also helps with sleep struggles, anger, career stress, and relationship difficulties.
The goal is to reduce day-to-day overwhelm and improve functioning at home and work. Ruthie uses clear, evidence-informed methods to teach skills for managing mood and behavior. She draws on cognitive and mindfulness tools to change unhelpful thinking and steady attention.
She also uses solution-focused ideas to set concrete goals and track progress. People who prefer straightforward, skills-based therapy tend to fit well with her style. Ruthie works with adults who want practical strategies, steady support through life changes, and help building routines that last.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting the client’s concerns back so people feel heard and understood. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through stress, life changes, or low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying upsetting thoughts and testing them with practical exercises. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thoughts because it gives clear tools to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ruthie will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful. That collaborative process helps clients gain new skills and steady routines.
Online sessions make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short check-ins, quick problem-solving, and continued support between longer conversations. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and maintain momentum toward their goals.
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What this therapist works with
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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
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