About Ruth
Ruth Kizer is a licensed professional counselor who offers calm, straightforward support to people who are hurting. She practices in Texas and brings 28 years of experience from work in a state hospital, outpatient mental health, and a volunteer counseling center. Ruth meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use right away.
Her style is relaxed and interactive. Sessions are conversational and focused. Ruth listens, asks useful questions, and helps clients set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Ruth uses approaches that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She adapts these methods to fit each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. You can expect a mix of skills practice, reflection, and problem-solving.
Over nearly three decades she has worked with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family concerns, anger, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and recovery from domestic violence.
If you prefer a steady, compassionate guide who offers clear steps and listens carefully, Ruth may be a good match. To start, follow the site’s matchmaking steps and schedule a session when you are ready.
How Ruth’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's pace. It helps people feel heard and helps guide personal insight and decision making. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, builds specific skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance and can help with intense emotions and relationship challenges.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Ruth will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match goals, needs, and preferences. She may try different techniques and check in often to see what is helpful.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and family demands. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and for using guided practices and worksheets during a meeting. Many people find that meeting remotely helps keep continuity of care when life gets busy, while still letting them practice skills between sessions.
Questions people ask
What concerns does Ruth help people with?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What is her professional background?
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Can international clients work with her?
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
How do I begin therapy with Ruth?
What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English