Ruti has a masters degree in clinical counseling psychology from Roosevelt University.  She brings experience working with a wide range of clients across the lifespan, grounded in an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed framework. Ruti is deeply committed to co-creating strong therapeutic relationships rooted in collaboration, curiosity, and care. Her work is guided by the belief that therapy should be both affirming and transformative, meeting people where they are while helping them move toward lives aligned with their values.

As a queer, trans Jewish woman, Ruti brings lived experience in ways that center authenticity, visibility, and healing. She approaches therapy through a lens of cultural humility and systems awareness, continually working to deconstruct oppressive norms within and outside the therapeutic space. Her values are rooted in accessibility, relational depth, and community care, and she seeks to uplift clients’ voices and agency in every stage of the therapeutic process.

Ruti enjoys working with a wide range of clients, with a particular focus on TGNCNB individuals and queer communities. Her clinical interests include identity development, substance use, life transitions, and relationship challenges. She is passionate about supporting those healing from recent and childhood trauma, as well as religious trauma. Ruti also works with queer men navigating questions of identity, intimacy, and belonging. Additionally, she supports clients exploring body image concerns through a body neutrality and fat liberation lens, and offers a warm and affirming space for those engaging in spiritual exploration or questioning.

Ruti practices from a trauma-informed, relational psychodynamic framework that integrates multiple intervention strategies to support healing and growth. She blends this foundation with client-centered, somatic, and decolonizing approaches. Her work is influenced by attachment theory, harm reduction, and body-based healing practices. She believes in collaborative and evolving treatment plans, shaped around clarity, accessibility, and values-driven goals. Whether working in a group setting or one-on-one relational work, Ruti remains grounded in the belief that healing happens in connection.

Services

• Individual Therapy

• Relationship Therapy

• Gender-Affirming Letter of Support

Specialties

• Addiction

• Complex Trauma

• LGBTQIA+ Mental Health

• Life Transitions

• Men’s Mental Health

• Mind-Body Connection

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Relationship Challenges

• Religious Trauma

• Spiritual Exploration

Approach

• Attachment-Based Therapy

• Psychodynamic Therapy

• Relational Therapy

• Somatic Therapy

• Trauma-Informed Therapy