About Ruth
Ruth Anthony-McClary helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. She writes short, practical steps and listens closely so clients can talk about what matters most. Ruth is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience in New Jersey and she brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions.
She focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes.
How Ruth works
She also addresses parenting concerns, anger, career stress, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Ruth works with people affected by trauma and abuse and helps them strengthen self-esteem and coping skills. Her approach is collaborative and grounded in real conversations.
She uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s pace and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. Attachment-based and mindfulness ideas are used when emotional patterns or present-moment awareness become relevant.
Ruth adapts the work to each person’s needs and history. She can help with issues linked to abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and communication problems. She also supports those dealing with blended family challenges, attachment issues, and codependency.
Sessions focus on clear goals and simple skills people can use outside sessions. Ruth aims to make change manageable and realistic. She helps clients track progress and adjust the plan as needed.
Ruth lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
What Ruth works with
The areas below are the ones Ruth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How Ruth’s approaches translate to online therapy
Ruth often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means she follows the client's lead and focuses on the issues the person brings up. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes that reduce anxiety or lift mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ruth will discuss options and tailor methods to a person's goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on thought patterns, attachment history, mindfulness practice, or a mix of techniques.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer talks and skill work that benefits from visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are convenient for brief updates, journaling-style reflections, or quick coaching between longer sessions. These formats offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or medical needs while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.
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