Ruth is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) specializing in multicultural counseling as well as individual, couples, and family therapy.  She has maintained a private practice in Sandy Springs, and Alpharetta, Georgia. Now she is seeing clients using telemental health across the state of Georgia. In addition to over 20 years of experience as a pastoral counselor, Ruth has a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. She also has seven years of experience working as an individual, marriage, and family therapist in the Latino community settings in Metro Atlanta.

Ruth is an interactive, solution-focused therapist. Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. She integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, she works with each individual to help them build onto their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.

Ruth currently serves as a private practitioner and works with a broad spectrum of clients. She is trained in PREPARE/ENRICH and the Gottman Method, and she is certified in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Among her areas of expertise are individual counseling, premarital counseling, couples/marital counseling, family counseling, pastoral counseling, and children and adolescents. She also specializes in mindfulness, depression group counseling, behavioral problems, addictions, substance abuse, parenting, depression, anxiety, domestic abuse, grief and loss, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), women's issues, postpartum depression, phase-of-life problems, and spirituality issues.

In addition to being a well-known relationship therapist, Ruth has presented at national and international conferences and to general audiences speaking on the topics of women’s issues.