Ruth Wilkirson is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Depression, Dual Diagnosis, Family Conflict, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Self Esteem, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Would you like to be more self aware and resilient in the face of challenges, regulate your stress and emotions, intensify your focus, communicate more effectively, access your creative mind, be more present in your relationships, and experience greater overall well-being? Many people know what it feels like to struggle with loss, trauma, change, relationship problems, self-defeating habits, issues of identity/purpose. In fact “life happens” to everyone but, in the words of philosopher Epictetus (c. AD 50-135): “It’s not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters”. I use techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Behavioral Activation. Rather than focusing on the elimination of difficult feelings or symptoms, these research-based interventions are more about developing a healthy relationship to difficulties, emphasizing life-enhancing behaviors, and living a rich, full, satis