Ruth Gordon, LCSW

Ruth Gordon is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Florida with 40 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, intimacy-related issues, depression, stress, and anxiety. She also addresses body image, eating and food-related issues, and identity and LGBT concerns. Ruth's practice pays specific attention to family of origin issues that still affect people in adulthood.

Ruth frames therapy around the idea that each person knows their story best. She listens to what matters to the client and helps people clarify what they want to change. Sessions focus on practical steps and on understanding how past family roles and expectations shape current choices.

Her approach draws on methods such as cognitive behavioral work to identify unhelpful thinking, attachment-based ideas to look at relational patterns, and emotionally-focused techniques to access and express feelings. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify values and take manageable action.

Ruth tends to keep conversations straightforward and goal-oriented. She helps clients map patterns coming from childhood or family life, practice new ways of communicating, and try small behavioral changes to test different outcomes. Therapy can include talk, skill practice, and planning for real-life situations.

People who come to Ruth often want to reduce anxiety or depression linked to relationship stress, process grief, or change repeating family patterns. She works with clients to set concrete goals and to track progress over time.

Approaches used in remote sessions