About Ruby
Ruby Coopersmith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship struggles, and parenting concerns. She also addresses issues like trauma and abuse, intimacy worries, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, and career or life-change stressors. Ruby draws on 13 years of practice to guide clients through practical skills and steady support.
Her sessions are calm and down-to-earth. She focuses on building trust and listening without judgment.
Background and approach
Clients can expect clear communication, help identifying unhelpful patterns, and step-by-step strategies to try between meetings. Ruby uses a person-centered style that respects each person’s history and identity. She often combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge thoughts and DBT skills to manage emotions.
Solution-focused tools are added when people want quick, goal-directed work. She teaches practical life and coping skills like assertive communication, boundary setting, and identifying core beliefs. Ruby also supports people working through attachment or abandonment concerns, blended family challenges, codependency, and substance issues.
Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She practices in Florida and brings a steady, respectful presence to each appointment. If someone wants a therapist who pairs clear tools with warm listening, Ruby aims to help them take the next step.
How Ruby's Approaches Work Online
Ruby blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people understand how thoughts and actions link to feelings. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and accepting each person’s story, while CBT offers simple exercises to test and change unhelpful thoughts. Together they suit anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when people struggle with intense feelings or impulsive behavior. DBT teaches concrete tools such as grounding, breathing, and step-by-step problem solving that can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then try methods that fit those needs. Clients and therapist check in regularly and adjust the plan based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video works well for detailed conversations and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick problem solving, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to schedule around work, childcare, or transportation.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English