About Tiffany
Tiffany Ruff uses a client-centered approach to build a respectful, practical space for change. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with seven years of experience. Tiffany aims to help people take small, steady steps toward goals they care about.
She listens without judgment and focuses on what matters most to each person. Her practice emphasizes coping strategies for anxiety, stress, and addictions. She helps people working through trauma and abuse and those facing family conflict.
Background and approach
Career concerns, self-esteem, life purpose, and sexuality are also areas she addresses. Tiffany brings straightforward tools like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to everyday problems. Tiffany often uses solution-focused methods to set clear goals and measure progress.
Trauma-focused work is handled with care and attention to pacing. Sessions are practical and action-oriented when that fits the person's aims. She pairs listening with specific steps a person can try between meetings.
She supports LGBTQ concerns and young adult issues, and also has experience with traumatic brain injury. Tiffany has worked with people returning to the community after incarceration and with those considered at risk. Her approach adapts to each person's history and current challenges.
Meetings can take several forms, including video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Tiffany guides people through deciding what will work best for them. The goal is to make therapy fit daily life, not add more stress.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Tiffany commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the person's lead to build trust and clarity. It helps people talk through feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers straightforward exercises to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and change unhelpful routines.Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. Tiffany will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and how they prefer to work. She adapts methods over time, mixing listening with practical exercises and short-term goals to match what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins, quick coping prompts, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English