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Ruth Gordon, LCSW

Relationships Family conflicts Grief Intimacy Depression
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About me

I am licensed in Florida with 40 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with relationship issues, family conflicts, coping with grief and loss, & intimacy related issues. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Professional experience

40 yrs in practice
Relationships Family conflicts Grief Intimacy Depression

Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Aging and geriatric issues, Body image, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Eating and food-related issues, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Infidelity, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Women's issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

FL LCSW sw6595

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Ruth Gordon. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

If I didn’t find Ruth, I wouldn’t be here. She’s the most amazing person in the world, and truly cares. I’ve had others before her going through the motions, but she doesn’t. If you’re talking to her she is focused on you.
She truly saved me in ways I will never be able to express.

Written on Oct 19, 2025 after therapy with Ruth for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, career difficulties, and coaching

Extremely insightful and skilled at holding up the mirror

Written on Sep 03, 2025 after therapy with Ruth for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Honestly, meeting Ruth has changed my life for the better in many ways! She’s amazing and is very easy to talk to about any concerns, issues, etc that I may have. 1000% recommend her to anyone.

Written on Aug 29, 2025 after therapy with Ruth for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning intimacy-related issues

You da best!

Written on Apr 02, 2025 after therapy with Ruth for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd

I have actively been in therapy for seven months. I honestly believe the consistency is because of the therapist I’ve been paired with. My life has improved so much in less than a year. Therapy has been that extended hand of help when I needed it most.
When you show up transparent and vulnerable, your therapist has a clear canvas to work with. I’ve done that, and the picture of who I today is colorful and beautiful. My confidence is felt and I feel free.
I will continue therapy with Ruth Gordon as I continue to build the life I deserve. Therapy was necessary for the broken stages and now, during the building stage. As a woman, in the middle stages of life, I, too, have to figure out who I am.
I’m pro therapy and it is hands down, one of the BEST decisions I’ve ever made, invested in and did for myself!

Written on Nov 25, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and coping with life changes

Ruth Gordon is a wonderful therapist. She gives good advice and makes you feel comfortable .

Written on Sep 14, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 7 months on issues concerning family conflicts