About Ruth
Ruth Gordon is a Florida licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of experience. She focuses on helping individuals who are facing relationship problems, grief, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Ruth aims to create a calm space where people can tell their story and find practical ways to move forward.
She believes each person knows their life best and brings strength into therapy. Ruth guides clients to notice what matters most and to try small, workable steps toward change.
How Ruth works
Sessions are conversational and direct, with attention to emotions and daily challenges. Ruth uses a blend of approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and on emotion-focused ideas to deepen connection with feelings.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take meaningful action in their lives. Many people seek Ruth's support for intimacy concerns, family conflict, eating and body image issues, and coping with big life transitions. She also works with grief, hospice and end-of-life issues, and multicultural concerns.
Ruth pays attention to how family of origin and communication patterns shape current problems. Her style is warm and pragmatic. She helps clients break problems into smaller steps and practices new skills between sessions.
Ruth offers therapy in English from Florida and accepts international clients for online work.
Ruth lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Ruth’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on what matters to a person and on taking small actions toward those values. It can help with depression, anxiety, grief, and decisions about life changes by encouraging value-guided steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect mood and behavior and teaches practical skills to change patterns that keep problems stuck. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name core emotions and then strengthen emotional understanding and connection in relationships.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. Ruth will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She tends to combine elements from different approaches so the plan matches each person's needs and pace.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for emotional work while phone or chat can be easier during a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Text-based messaging and live chat are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules and support ongoing, flexible care from licensed professionals.
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