Ruth Darland, LMHC, LPCC
About me
I am licensed in Washington and Kentucky with 8 years of professional work experience. I believe if you change you brain, you can change your life. Mental health disorders effect the way our brain produces different types of chemicals and we often have to retrain the pathways our brain takes in order to change our behaviors and situations. I also believe in letting people make their own choices, because you are the expert on your life! I take a motivational interviewing approach. You tell me what you want to do or where you want to go and I will help you figure out the different routes and options to achieve your goals by using proven scientific methods. My methods usually involve cognitive behavioral therapy with a large variety of interventions depending on your preferences and personality. I especially like using a psychoeducation approach with people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, bipolar, or coping with addictions because you deserve to know why you feel the way you do and how you can change it. I have a wide range of experience working with varying age groups, cultural backgrounds, and religious beliefs. I have a license in Mental Health Counseling and Supervision. I have been a college Professor for 6 years, teaching counseling classes and working with college students. I have experience working with children and youth at a crisis stabilization unit, public schools, and private schools. I spent several years working with substance abuse and addictions. I really enjoy investing in people by inspiring them with hope and equipping them with the tools to change. You have already begun changing your life from the moment you signed up. I would love to be on your team as you continue your journey.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Coping with life changes, Caregiver issues and stress, Fertility issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Postpartum depression, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy
License information
WA LMHC LH61415235
KY LPCC 172887
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Ruth Darland. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Ruth is the best! She genuinely cares and listens. Ruth understands my needs and provides a variety of tools for me to utilize. I look forward to our video sessions every week and always feel uplifted after them!
Written on Oct 29, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, and adhd
She has done a really good job and I enjoy talking to her!
Written on Oct 02, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I love Ruth so much! She has helped me so much in my time with her and I look forward to our sessions every week!
Written on Sep 22, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, eating disorders, and self esteem
She is very good at checking in, as I tend to check out.
Written on Sep 09, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
She is giving me great goals and tips to work on
Written on Aug 20, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd
I feel like I came into my first therapy session having no clue what to do. For years and years I’d always been told I should go to therapy. I considered it many times, and yet it wasn’t until my first session with Ruth Darland at age 48 that I found myself having the nerve to actually do it. I started off all wrong. Poor Ruth didn’t know how to read me. After our first session I was pretty sure I wasn’t meant for therapy and ready to give up. If I wasn’t for a friend who kept encouraging me to hang in there, and the fact I believed God wanted me to give it a few more tries I know I would have quit. There was also one other important factor, despite my failure to connect, I knew I loved Ruth. My first impression was that she’d make a great best friend. There is so many reasons I’m drawn to her as a person and so many things I could say that I like about her. …but honestly I feel like the biggest compliment that I can give her is that she hung in there with me. I’d ramble on and on and feel pretty certain none of it made sense, yet she’d listen contentedly. Then she’d surprise the heck out of me by remembering everything I had told her. It honestly astounded me that she had such a good memory. I’ve had two really big ah-ha moments with Ruth that I don’t think I ever would have been able to see if it weren’t for her gift of insight. She has the ability to say no more than a few sentences and all of a sudden she’s given my long cluttered thoughts a clear and simple definition.
A hundred times over I would recommend Ruth Darland as a therapist.
Written on Aug 15, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 4 months on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and adhd