- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Ruth
Ruth Racz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama who focuses on parenting concerns and related life struggles. She aims to make sessions feel like a normal conversation so parents can speak plainly about what’s hard. Ruth keeps language simple and direct so busy caregivers can follow along.
Ruth has 14 years of experience in community mental health settings and earned a master’s degree from Troy University in 2011.
Background and approach
Much of her work has involved anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, bipolar disorder, and family or relationship strains. She has also supported people coping with career stress, caregiver fatigue, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her style blends client-centered care with practical tools from cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness.
She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when useful. Sessions prioritize what the parent wants to address and move at a pace that fits daily life. Ruth values openness and a nonjudgmental tone.
She invites clients to be honest and bring whatever matters most to the conversation. The focus is on small, usable steps that help people manage stress and improve relationships at home. In addition to parenting topics, she works with issues like communication problems, codependency, control struggles, grief, aging and caregiver stress, and life transitions.
Ruth offers help in English to people located in Alabama.
What Ruth works with
Everything Ruth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ruth helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ruth lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Ruth draws on client-centered therapy to create an accepting, conversational space where parents can talk about what matters most. This approach centers the client’s goals and helps shape sessions around everyday concerns like parenting stress or relationship strain.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to identify thoughts and behaviors that increase distress and to teach practical skills for change. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, and mood swings by breaking problems into manageable steps. Dialectical behavior therapy or DBT provides tools for regulating strong emotions and improving communication, which can be useful for clients dealing with intense mood changes, impulsivity, or relationship conflict.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ruth will listen to your goals and preferences, try techniques that fit your situation, and adjust methods as you progress. You and she decide together what helps most, whether that means brief coaching, skill-building, or deeper therapeutic work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face interaction and teaching skills visually. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy days for shorter updates or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Ruth
What concerns does Ruth address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is conversational and nonjudgmental, mixing client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to create practical steps for daily life.
What is her professional background?
Ruth has 14 years of experience working in community mental health and earned a master’s degree from Troy University in 2011.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in Alabama.
What formats are used for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
More therapists for parents in Alabama
All in Alabama
Barbara Leigh
LPC
Alabama 38 years in practice
Experienced counselor focused on practical change
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping
Brooke Bowen
LPC
Alabama 22 years in practice
Practical, experienced counseling for everyday challenges
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger
Alabama 9 years in practice
Supportive counselor for parenting stress
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression