Ruby Gordon , LPC, LCMHC

Ruby Gordon is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She brings 15 years of experience and focuses on women's issues as part of a broad practice. Ruby aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.

Her sessions are collaborative and person-centered. She listens first, then helps clients set small, achievable goals. Practical tools from cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness are mixed with motivational techniques to support change.

Ruby works with people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and communication problems, and challenges around identity such as gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns. She also supports those coping with sleep or eating struggles, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and mood concerns including bipolar disorder and ADHD related struggles.

Her background includes work across North Carolina and Georgia settings over a 15-year career as an LPC and LCMHC. Ruby uses familiar approaches like solution-focused work to help people find immediate, useful steps when life feels chaotic.

Sessions use plain language and a steady pace. She aims to reduce shame and build self-understanding through concrete strategies. People leave with practical plans they can try between sessions and a clear sense of next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist mirrors understanding; it helps people clarify values and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, try concrete strategies, and adjust methods as needed so the work matches each person's needs and preferences.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video lets people use visual cues and longer check-ins, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and text messaging helps maintain momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily demands while using methods that support progress.