About Rutanya
Rutanya Simon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of practice. She is based in Texas and brings experience from work in court settings and community care. Her way of working is conversational and focused on practical changes.
She emphasizes a nonjudgmental tone and an open space for talking through difficult issues. Sessions look at everyday behaviors that get in the way of goals.
How Rutanya works
She helps people identify small, doable steps that build healthier habits over time. Her background includes supporting people with depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, anger, and trauma. She also addresses relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, grief, parenting strains, and life transitions.
Additional areas of focus include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication problems, and forgiveness. Rutanya uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. That can include client-centered conversations, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative work.
The emphasis is on finding what fits the person and their situation. People who come to her often want practical tools and straightforward coaching. She encourages clients to lead the work while she offers guidance, structure, and accountability.
The aim is clearer choices, better coping skills, and steady progress toward the goals set together.
Rutanya lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Rutanya works with
The areas below are the ones Rutanya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How her approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and following their lead in session. It helps people feel heard and noticed while they decide what matters most to change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear tools and practice tasks to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behavior patterns.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding skills so people can respond more calmly to stress and cravings. Those techniques pair well with work on mood, anger, and addictive patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. This collaborative process lets the plan shift if needs change.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat fits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing between-session contact. These options give flexibility for scheduling, quieter surroundings, or shorter updates while keeping the focus on progress.
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