About Ruth
Ruth Ann Talley is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia. She brings 12 years of professional experience in social work and clinical settings. Ruth Ann has worked in medical and geriatric social work and has spent recent years focused on serving military members with common concerns like depression and anxiety.
Ruth Ann uses a straightforward, collaborative style. She listens first and helps people figure out what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings to manage stress, sleep problems, or intense emotions. Her work commonly addresses stress, anxiety, sleep troubles, self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related struggles. Ruth Ann also helps people navigate career strain, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and life changes that feel overwhelming.
She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the client’s goals guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to break down unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors in everyday life. Ruth Ann’s background includes medical and geriatric social work and several years focused on military clients and related stressors.
That experience informs how she talks about coping skills, routines, and practical problem solving. Her approach aims to be down-to-earth and useful from the first session.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and following the client’s lead. Online sessions let Ruth Ann offer that same respectful, client-focused conversation over video or phone. This approach helps people clarify goals, build motivation, and decide what changes feel most useful.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small changes to see what helps. CBT works well for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and ADHD-related difficulties by teaching concrete techniques to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Ruth Ann talks with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the mix of listening and skills-based work accordingly. That collaborative process helps pick methods that fit the person rather than forcing a single technique.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support brief updates, coaching, or help building momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches consistently over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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