Ruth Burgher-Gibore, LMFT

Ruth Burgher-Gibore is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 23 years of experience. She practices in California and brings a practical, client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse concerns. Ruth focuses on real-life problems and everyday coping skills people can use between sessions.

Ruth uses a mix of approaches to meet each person's needs. She draws on client-centered methods to build a strong working relationship and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift thought and behavior patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and mindfulness techniques are used when exploring emotions and improving connection with others.

Her background includes therapy, case management, career counseling, crisis intervention, and grief work, along with leadership of community mental health programs and clinics. That experience informs a straightforward style aimed at clear goals and practical steps. Ruth has worked with people across the lifespan and with many different life circumstances.

People come to Ruth for a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety. She supports those facing relationship and family stress, parenting challenges, substance issues, eating and sleeping struggles, career and life transitions, and identity concerns related to LGBT issues. She also helps with complicated situations like adoption and foster care, chronic illness, and domestic violence.

Sessions emphasize collaboration and small, doable changes. Ruth encourages clients to set goals, try new skills between sessions, and review what helps. Her work is steady and pragmatic, focused on helping people cope and move forward.

How Ruth’s approaches work online and in everyday life

Ruth uses client-centered therapy to build a trusting relationship and shape sessions around what matters most to the client. This approach helps people feel heard and sets the stage for practical change.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors and practice new responses. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, trauma-related reactions, and habit changes because it focuses on skills people can use between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when emotions and connection are central to the concern. It supports naming feelings, understanding attachment needs, and improving how people communicate in close relationships.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and may shift over time as goals change.

Confirm current online session options before booking. Many clients find online sessions easier to fit into busy days, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Online work also makes it simpler to practice skills in the settings where problems occur, which can speed up learning and change.