About Ruth
Ruth MacBain brings 11 years of clinical experience to her practice in New Hampshire. She holds ME LCPC and NH LCMHC credentials, and she uses those years in community and residential settings to guide practical, real-world care. Ruth focuses on creating a clear, steady space for people to talk through stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, depression, and self-esteem struggles.
Her background includes work in residential treatment and integrated care for co-occurring disorders.
Background and approach
That experience shaped how she blends motivational methods with cognitive and behavioral tools. She also draws on Jungian ideas and narrative work when the story people tell about themselves needs attention. Ruth takes a collaborative stance in sessions.
She listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Sessions often include skill practice, straightforward feedback, and checking how strategies fit daily life. She has taught group-based approaches for substance use and used cognitive-behavioral integrations in those settings.
Ruth also has experience supporting people dealing with trauma, PTSD symptoms, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related concerns, and the fallout from prejudice and discrimination. Outside of work she volunteers with adaptive sports and supports people with autism and disability-related challenges. She enjoys hiking, biking, and swimming and brings that appreciation for active life into conversations about recovery and coping.
How Ruth’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. It’s about building trust, reflecting what matters, and helping people make their own choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping and interpersonal effectiveness.Deciding which approach to try happens together. Ruth will talk with the person about needs, goals, and what feels workable. She combines methods when helpful and checks in often to adjust the plan so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see and interact in real time. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, skill reminders, or pacing that fits a busy day. These options help make consistent support easier to schedule and use alongside daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- New Hampshire, Maine
- Languages
- English