Ruth Kizer, LPC

Ruth Kizer is an LPC (licensed professional counselor) based in Texas with 28 years of experience. She welcomes people who are hurting and offers steady support through difficult times. Her manner is calm and down-to-earth, aimed at making hard conversations feel more manageable.

Ruth has worked in a variety of settings, including a state hospital, outpatient mental health clinic, and a volunteer counseling center. Her background also includes two years teaching and mentoring students, so she is familiar with school and parenting concerns as well as adult mental health issues. Over nearly three decades she has helped people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and substance concerns.

Her style in the room is relaxed and interactive. Sessions combine listening with practical exercises and straightforward tools. She draws on client-centered ideas to follow each person's lead and uses cognitive-behavioral and dialectical elements when clearer structure or skills practice helps.

Ruth adapts therapy to fit the person in front of her rather than forcing a single method. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while working toward real changes like better sleep, improved communication, or more effective coping with pain or illness. She also supports people dealing with life transitions, caregiver stress, and issues around body image and self-esteem.

If someone wants to move forward, Ruth focuses on steps that feel doable. She helps set small goals and practices skills between sessions so progress can carry into daily life.

How therapy approaches fit into online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to talk through feelings and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together and uses practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping with chronic illness. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating crisis moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process may involve mixing elements from different approaches to match what helps in day-to-day life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer ways to practice skills between meetings. Licensed professionals adapt tools and exercises for virtual sessions so therapy can still focus on concrete steps and measurable progress.