Rachael Ruiz
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist -
I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with a systems approach. I recognize that each person I work with is an influencer, influenced and impacted by the people, communities, and systems in which they live their lives. I have a strengths-based and solution-focused approach. I have extensive experience working with children, families, and individuals (as well as other types of collaborative systems).I work with clients to: create realistic, measurable, and attainable goals. To challenge their internal limitations and perceptions and work toward greater self-exploration and acceptance. Practice effective communication skills, learn how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors connect, encourage and build skills for self-advocacy.If you are feeling stuck and struggling in a life transition. If you want a stronger connection to yourself to those you love. If you want to work on managing stress, anxiety, or a balanced life. If you are looking to understand your children or parents a little more. I want to invite you to meet and discuss how we can make progress toward your goals.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Academic Underachievement
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Adoption / Foster Care Issues
Adult
Aggression and Violence
Aging and Geriatric Issues
Anger Management
Anxiety
Asperger's Syndrome
Attachment Issues
Attention Deficit (ADHD)
Behavioral Issues
birth
Blended Family Issues
Body Image
Breakups
Bullying
Career Counseling
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Child or Adolescent
Codependency
college age
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Control Issues
Coping Mechanisms
Depression
Developmental Disorders
Dissociation
Divorce
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
Entitlement
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Fatherless
Fear
Fertility Issues
Forgiveness
grief
Guilt
Health Illness and Medical Issues
Helplessness and Victimhood
Impulse Control Disorders
Inadequacy
Infertility
Infidelity and Affair Recovery
Intellectual Disability
Irritability
Isolation
Jealousy
Learning Disablilities
LGBTQ
Life Coaching
Life Purpose
Loss
Loss or Grief
Meditation
Midlife Crisis
Military Issues
Mindfulness based therapy
Mood Disorders
Multicultural Concerns
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Obesity
Oppositional Defiance
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Physical Abuse
Polyamory and Nonmonogamous Relationships
Postpartum Depression
pregnancy
Premarital Counseling
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Single Parenting Issues
Sleep or Insomnia
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
teen
Teen Violence
Teens
Testing and Evaluation
Thinking Disorders
Transgender Issues
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
weight-loss
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Couple and Family Systems Therapy
Coaching
DBT Informed Therapy
Developmental
Eclectic
Existential
Experiential Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Family/Marital Therapy
Feminist
Harm Reduction
Humanistic
IFS
Meditation
Mindfulness
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Person Centered Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Self-Compassion
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Therapy unique to each client
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Modality
Children
Family
Individuals