Back to therapists

Ruth Gordon

FL LCSW sw6595
Credentials
FL LCSW sw6595
NPI Number
1831273572
Location
Florida
Languages
English
Ruth Gordon
40 years experience | Intl Clients Welcome

About Ruth Gordon

I am licensed in Florida with 40 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with relationship issues, family conflicts, coping with grief and loss, & intimacy related issues. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Licenses

LCSW
sw6595

Professional experience

  • Career difficulties
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Body image
  • Communication problems
  • Divorce and separation
  • Eating and food-related issues
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Infidelity
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Narcissism
  • Phobias
  • Postpartum depression
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-love
  • Women's issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Gottman Method
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“I love Ruth. I don't know where id be without her”

“Ruth is wonderful. She brings years of professional and personal experience to our conversations, which I appreciate. She is helping me feel grounded and asking me some questions that need asking.”

“Thank you Ruth for your insight”

“Ruth is the only reason I’m still in therapy. Without her. I wouldn’t be the person I am today, and I mean that in the best way possible.”

“Ruth is Divinely guided with presence and a passion for what she does. She is personable and deeply cares. I highly recommend her.”

“It has been a pleasure working with Ruth. Looking forward to our next session”

“Ruth has been one of the most grounding and healing forces in my life lately. She’s thoughtful, intuitive, and insanely skilled at getting to the root of things in a way that feels all enlightening, safe and empowering. I never feel judged or rushed with her, if anything, I often feel like she sees right through to what I can’t yet articulate myself. She creates the kind of space where honesty, growth, and vulnerability flow out from you effortlessly. <br /> Working with her has changed how I understand myself, my relationships, and what I’m capable of. I had given up on therapy for a long time because the wrong fit always felt like a waste of time. Turns out that wasn’t true, I just hadn’t found her yet.”

“If I didn’t find Ruth, I wouldn’t be here. She’s the most amazing person in the world, and truly cares. I’ve had others before her going through the motions, but she doesn’t. If you’re talking to her she is focused on you. <br /> She truly saved me in ways I will never be able to express.”

“She’s awesome. Listens and is very understanding”

“Extremely insightful and skilled at holding up the mirror”

“Honestly, meeting Ruth has changed my life for the better in many ways! She’s amazing and is very easy to talk to about any concerns, issues, etc that I may have. 1000% recommend her to anyone.”

“I don’t know where I would be without Ruth, shes made a such a significant impact on me that I will never be able to express the gratitude I feel towards her what she has provided me. One in a billion.”

“Ruth was very understanding and listened intently. She allowed us, as a couple, to communicate better and add humour to lighten the temperature of situations. Thank you for all your help Ruth.”

“I have been seeing Ruth for over a year now and she has been amazing in helping my mental health. She has helped me work through a lot of unresolved family and previous relationship issues - she is so knowledgeable, always gives me new ways to look at things, and gives me new coping mechanisms to solve problems as they come up . It’s been amazing noticing the changes in my responses to adversities now vs before I started working with Ruth. I am so grateful to have her and wouldn’t be where I am today without her help.”

“You da best!”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
Scroll to Top