How Ruth works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Florida
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ruth
Ruth Burgher-Gibore is a licensed marriage and family therapist who combines practical, person-centered care with structured therapy tools. She makes sessions straightforward and focused so people can address stress, anxiety, anger, and life changes without jargon. Ruth works from California and brings 23 years of hands-on experience to her practice.
Her work centers on listening first and then finding methods that fit each person's needs. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to the person and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when relationship and intimacy issues are the main concern. Ruth has provided a wide range of services including therapy, career counseling, crisis intervention, grief support, and case management. She has led community mental health programs and clinics, so she understands both individual care and systems-level challenges.
This background shapes a practical approach to problem solving. People often come to Ruth for help with depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting stress, and coping with chronic illness or grief. She also supports those dealing with identity and relationship questions, eating or sleeping difficulties, and burnout or compassion fatigue.
Sessions focus on clear steps rather than vague promises. Ruth aims to work collaboratively to set goals and track progress. She blends short-term strategies with deeper exploration when needed, helping people regain stability and move forward at a manageable pace.
What Ruth works with
Everything Ruth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ruth's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ruth lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Ruth uses Client-Centered Therapy to make room for each person's priorities. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and following what matters most to the client, which helps when someone needs support sorting feelings or deciding next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions; Ruth uses CBT techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety, anger, or depressive symptoms.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Ruth will talk with the person about their goals, try methods in session, and adjust the plan based on what works. That collaborative process means the approach can be practical and goal-oriented or more exploratory, depending on needs and preferences.
Online formats offer several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation and relationship work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a less visual check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share shorter updates, work between sessions, or fit check-ins into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain steady progress while fitting therapy into real life.
Questions people ask about Ruth
What concerns does Ruth help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, and related issues like grief, parenting strain, and addiction.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and person-centered. Ruth blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and emotionally-focused work when relationships are involved.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience in mental health, including therapy, crisis intervention, grief counseling, and managing community mental health programs.
What credentials and where is she based?
Ruth is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, listed as CA LMFT and FL LMFT, and she practices from California.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for online care.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.