Ruthie Brooks, LPC

Ruthie Brooks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 19 years of experience supporting people through complex emotional challenges. She combines compassionate, person-centered care with practical therapeutic strategies to help clients manage depression, anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem while fostering lasting resilience and self-understanding.

Her practice emphasizes a warm, inclusive environment that is attentive to social anxiety, trauma recovery, and the transitions that accompany aging and other life changes. Clients work with her to address mood disorders, panic attacks, and obsessive-compulsive patterns while building dependable coping skills and clearer self-awareness.

Ruthie focuses on individualized, strengths-based care that honors each person’s journey and priorities. She helps clients translate insight into meaningful change, whether the aim is emotional stability, improved relationships, or ongoing personal growth. As an LPC, she pairs clinical knowledge with approachable tools and guidance so individuals can move toward greater resilience and improved wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Ruthie Brooks often integrates Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy into her online practice. Client-Centered Therapy centers on creating an empathetic, non-directive space where the client’s perspective guides the work - it is helpful for building self-esteem and navigating life transitions. CBT is a structured, skills-based approach that helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive patterns. Mindfulness Therapy introduces present-moment attention and simple awareness practices to reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation, which many find helpful for stress, grief, and coping with change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ruthie collaborates with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and daily realities, and she adjusts methods as needs evolve so clients are actively involved in choosing what works best.

Online therapy with Ruthie is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options increase flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or mobility concerns and make it easier to keep a consistent course of care when schedules or locations change. Licensed professionals can tailor session format and pacing to match each client’s circumstances and goals.