Ruth Hickmon
Calm practical support for life's hard moments
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Anger
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ruth
Ruth Hickmon is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and parenting concerns. She supports people dealing with trauma, grief, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Ruth speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps to make life feel more manageable. Ruth offers a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through what feels overwhelming.
She listens first, then works with each person to set doable goals. Sessions emphasize improving coping skills, stronger communication, and more consistent self-care.
Her approach blends several well-known methods to match a person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Method principles, and client-centered work are part of how she helps people change unhelpful patterns and build better habits.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are used when they fit the goals at hand. Ruth draws on six years of clinical practice to shape sessions that are straightforward and focused.
She aims to help people make small, steady changes that add up over time. Homework and skill practice are offered when they will help progress.
People who want flexible ways to connect can meet with Ruth by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She works in English and is based in Florida.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair need with approach before scheduling.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Ruth commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on skills for anxiety, depression, panic, and problems that repeat over time. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting each person where they are to build trust and self-understanding. The Gottman Method informs her work with relationship concerns by highlighting communication patterns and small, teachable skills that improve interactions.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Ruth works with each person to see which methods fit their goals, values, and day-to-day needs. She adjusts the mix of techniques as progress is made and as priorities change, so the plan evolves with the person rather than being fixed from the start.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared materials, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when life gets hectic.
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Experience
6+ years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English