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I am a Latin X Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience in the mental health field. My therapeutic approach will help you gain agency over your life and empower you to optimize your physical and mental well-being through intentional, compassionate care. My approach is eclectic and strength-based, drawing from Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness and use the principles of harm reduction and SMART Recovery to meet the unique needs of each client. I strive to create a safe, supportive space where healing begins with hope and intention. Grounded in the principles of Whole Person Care, I integrate lived experience with evidence-based practices to guide clients on their path to self-discovery and resiliency. Together, we cultivate self-agency and build sustainable strategies for lasting personal growth and emotional wellness.
During our first session, we will discuss motivations for seeking care, explore goals and create a plan of treatment that meets your needs. The framework of each session will build on the following principles: 1. Heal through intention: Clients will cultivate hope by using their innate resilience to improve their mental health well-being. 2. Build self-awareness: Thought and behavior patterns that are no longer serving the client will be identified, reframed and understood. 3. Embrace authenticity: Clients will learn to challenge their inner critic with courage and use gratitude to reconnect with their true self. 4. Develop practical skills: Clients will gain tangible coping strategies to manage mental health ailments that impair daily functioning and quality of life. 5. Integrate identity and experience: Client will explore how social and systemic issues have shaped who they are and integrate this understanding into their healing process.
I provide a collaborative, whole-person care perspective that integrates evidence-based practices and uses a strengths-based approach to help you overcome adversity, cultivate hope and reach your full potential.
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Eclectic
I provide a collaborative, whole-person care perspective that integrates evidence-based and strengths-based practices to help clients overcome adversity, cultivate hope and reach their full potential. I am bilingual and speak Spanish.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Through the application of neuroscience-based strategies, I provide the tools to intentionally design the future you desire. My therapeutic approach will empower you to embrace your imperfections and awaken the hope for a better way. We will work on identifying your self-limiting beliefs and develop strategies to overcome them and the behaviors they support. With presence, courage and determination, living one day at a time is possible. We accept we are human and can always try again.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Using mindfulness-based therapy, I empower individuals to cultivate present-moment awareness, fostering personal growth, confidence and resilience. This approach helps clients manage stress, embrace change, and create a more meaningful life moment to moment, breath by breath, one day at a time.
7 ratings with written reviews
May 12, 2026
this is the first meeting i have done with someone that I actually enjoyed talking to immediately, amazing aura, kind, definitely understanding
April 23, 2026
I was searching for another therapist after the last one did not pan out well. I am beyond lucky to have found Ruth. She is very compassionate, direct/brutally honest, sympathetic, genuine, and challenges me every session to prioritize myself for the better. I am very thankful to have a practitioner as well-rounded and kind as Ruth. I always feel validated after our sessions. I truly think she is a gem in the field of therapy and would definitely recommend her to anyone. Thank you for reading!
March 1, 2026
Ruth is a wonderful, warm human being. I really enjoyed our first session together and I appreciate her willingness to listen to me and work with me through my issues. I’m genuinely excited for our future sessions and I’m happy to have found her.