- Compassionate listener
- Skill focused
- Trauma aware
About Ruthie
Ruthie Brooks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 19 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing anxiety, depression, stress, and challenges with self-esteem. Her work focuses on practical coping tools for life changes and emotional struggles.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what matters most to them. Sessions often center on developing clearer thinking patterns, building small daily habits, and noticing what already works. Ruthie uses straightforward strategies that people can try between sessions.
Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive patterns, grief, sleeping problems, and caregiving stress. She also supports people coping with natural or human-caused disaster and the emotional aftermath those events can bring.
Ruthie draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral approaches alongside mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. She aims to tailor methods to each person’s needs rather than applying a fixed roadmap. This includes working on skills for emotion regulation, problem solving, and gradual behavior change.
People who prefer a collaborative and practical style tend to do well with her. She emphasizes small, achievable steps that fit into daily life. Ruthie practices in Alabama and offers sessions in English, including to international clients when appropriate.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's goals. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with clients to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean combining mindfulness practice with CBT exercises or focusing on solution-focused steps for an immediate problem.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping momentum between appointments. Online work can make it easier to attend from different locations and to try short check-ins when needed. The original profile did not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking to find what will work best for your schedule.
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Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Ruthie help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, grief, trauma and related concerns such as panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive patterns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and practical. She uses collaborative, skills-based work and short-term problem solving alongside reflective listening.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 19 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a range of mood and stress-related concerns.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
Ruthie practices in Alabama and holds the LPC credential. The listing shows MI LPC and GA LPC as credential details.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients, so people outside the U.S. may be able to work with her.
What session formats are available?
The original profile did not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options with the service before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist scheduling. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Ruthie?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.