I am an experienced therapist who has been counselling clients for over 20 years. I initially trained as a social worker at the University of Chicago where I received an MA. I married my English husband in 1967. I came to the UK in 1970, had two children and trained with Relate (a charity providing relationship support throughout the United Kingdom). As a mature student, I returned to university and did a Ph.D. and wrote a book on the impact of hearing loss on family life at the LSE. I am an excellent lipreader. I also have a diploma in Family Therapy. For 12 years, I was the principal clinician of a charity (HearSay) that I founded for individuals with special needs and their families. Currently, I have a private practice where the focus is individuals, couples, and families who have experienced adversity. I was initially trained psychodynamically. Today I have an an eclectic approach where I draw upon understandings from Carl Rogers, CG Jung, cognitive therapy, and systemic work. When working with individuals, I am particularly concerned to empower them and help them move on to the next stage in their lives. I have a special interest in working with cross-cultural couples, I am currently doing research into the impact of culture on the lives of cross-cultural couples. For the past 10 years, I have provided training in diversity for various charities and agencies. I am a registered senior accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, Immigration issues, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Systemic Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred) #13516
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Exactly who I needed when I was in pain. Whom i’ll think of when Im stuck again.
Thank you very much for letting me heal my mind pains!
Written on Apr 06, 2025 after therapy with Ruth Alice for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Highly experienced and very well educated. With a PhD in her field she is a good choice for scientists like myself, I feel. Dr. Morgan-Jones requires a patient communicator as a client, but she offers a great deal of patience in return.
Written on Jul 25, 2024 after therapy with Ruth Alice for 3 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, and anger management
Dr. Ruth is a great therapist, well experienced and pays attention to her clients. I always look forward to talking her. Highly recommend her.
Written on Jul 25, 2024 after therapy with Ruth Alice for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and anger management
Ruth is very kind and understanding, as well as experienced. She listened attentively and suggested very practical tips to deal with my situation. I would strongly recommend her to anyone seeking help in understanding themselves or their significant other.
Written on Jun 26, 2024 after therapy with Ruth Alice for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
Dr Morgan Jones is an excellent listener and synthesiser and takes a genuine interest and curiosity in me, to help me get to the bottom of things.
She is wise and well-read in the psycho-analysts. She gets right into the session straight away which allows you to make the most of the time, and can be flexible in her style of approaching discussion. Therapy has been a pleasure so far.
Written on Aug 28, 2023 after therapy with Ruth Alice for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Ruth is extremely professional and patient and seems genuinely invested in being there for people and healing internal wounds without judgement. This allowed me to reveal my true self that I am generally afraid to show anyone. Probably due to her many years of experience or extensive knowledge, Ruth has an uncanny ability to know about things that may have happened that I have not mentioned yet. Ruth is very good at what she does.
Written on Jun 13, 2023 after therapy with Ruth Alice for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management