- Client-centered care
- Practical strategies
- Relationship focus
About Ruth
Ruth Burgher-Gibore is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 23 years of clinical experience. She practices in California and brings a calm, practical style to sessions. Ruth focuses on help for everyday problems like stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She also addresses deeper issues such as trauma, addiction, codependency, and grief.
Ruth combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral tools to help people change unhelpful patterns. She uses emotionally-focused ideas to address connection and intimacy concerns. Sessions usually involve setting small, achievable goals and practicing new ways of thinking and relating.
Her background includes work in community mental health programs, clinic management, crisis intervention, and grief counseling. That experience shapes a clear, action-oriented approach to therapy. Ruth also has helped people with career transitions, parenting challenges, and chronic health-related stress.
People who choose her often want practical strategies plus space to process painful feelings. She tends to keep sessions focused and grounded while attending to underlying emotions. Ruth works with a broad range of concerns including LGBT issues, anger, bipolar, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
In session, Ruth aims to balance listening with concrete steps clients can use between meetings. She supports clients through life changes, relationship shifts, and recovery from loss or addiction. Prospective clients are invited to consider how her blend of approaches might fit their needs.
How Ruth’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client’s lead. In practice this means sessions focus on the client’s priorities, with the therapist reflecting concerns and helping people name what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It often includes simple exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking and to build small habits that reduce anxiety or mood symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in relationships and how emotions shape interactions; it can help people address intimacy, attachment, and communication struggles.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Ruth will work with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time as needs change. That collaboration makes sessions more relevant and usable between meetings.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting therapy into a busy schedule and keeping momentum between sessions. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current options before booking. Many people find online meetings easier to fit into work breaks, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use these formats to focus on skill practice, thought records, and relationship work without requiring an in-person visit.
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Experience
23+ years
Credentials
California, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Ruth work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy-related issues among other concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Ruth blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and emotionally-focused techniques to set goals and practice new skills in sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience in clinical and community mental health settings, including crisis work and managing large programs.
Where is she licensed and based?
Ruth is a licensed marriage and family therapist with credentials in California and Florida and practices from California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.