Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon is a Florida-licensed LCSW with 40 years of experience. She works with people facing grief, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Ruth aims to meet people where they are and help them take small, practical steps forward.

Ruth believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths into the room. She focuses on helping clients name their goals and build skills to reach them. Sessions emphasize clear, doable changes rather than long lectures.

Her approach mixes evidence-based methods with a warm, listening style. Ruth uses techniques that help people notice thoughts and feelings, improve communication, and rebuild trust after hurt. She often helps clients manage stress, work through family-of-origin patterns, and cope with loss.

Ruth also supports people with concerns about aging, body image, eating issues, and postpartum depression. Hospice and end-of-life counseling is part of her focus when people are navigating that chapter of life. She pays attention to multicultural concerns and the particular pressures faced by LGBT clients.

In sessions she aims to create a steady, encouraging space. The work can involve skill practice, talking through painful memories, or clarifying values and next steps. Ruth partners with each person to find what helps them move toward a more manageable, meaningful life.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and navigating life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. That collaboration guides which methods are emphasized and how sessions are paced.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people invite focused conversations about grief, relationships, or caregiving without rearranging a full day. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques to remote sessions so clients continue to practice skills between meetings.