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Online therapist

Ruby Gordon

Compassionate, pragmatic support for life’s hard moments

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Credentials
LPC, LCMHC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ruby

Ruby Gordon is a licensed professional counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. She practices from Georgia and focuses on concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, sleep and eating difficulties, and trauma. Ruby works in a straightforward, empathetic way to help people get through hard moments and find clearer ways forward.

She keeps sessions practical and focused. Conversations look at what is happening now and what steps might help. Ruby uses simple tools people can try between meetings to manage emotions, improve sleep, and handle conflicts more calmly.

Background and approach

Her background includes training in Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, among other approaches. She blends these methods to fit each person’s situation rather than using one fixed style. This means talking through patterns, trying small experiments, and building on strengths.

Ruby also supports issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, grief, compassion fatigue, body image, and identity topics like gender dysphoria and LGBT matters. She addresses complicated relationship patterns and family of origin issues when they are part of what someone brings to therapy. Sessions are available in English and can be scheduled in formats that fit different lifestyles.

Her credentials include Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC.

How Ruby’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping clients set their own goals. It helps people who need a safe, accepting space to talk through identity, values, or personal struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing mood swings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ruby aims to learn about a person’s goals and preferences, then suggests methods that fit. She adapts strategies over time and checks in with clients to make sure the plan is working together with them.

Online formats make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels important. Phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging offer shorter, more frequent check-ins or a way to work around busy schedules. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing family, work, and daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ruby commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, sleep and eating issues, trauma and grief, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and many identity-related topics.
What is Ruby’s style in sessions?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions and talks through patterns that get in the way.
What training and experience does she have?
Ruby has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges. She combines several evidence-based methods to meet each person’s needs.
Where is Ruby licensed and based?
She practices in Georgia and holds the credentials LPC and LCMHC with license numbers SC LPC 9475 and NC LCMHC 9040 listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Ruby?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Languages
English

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