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Ruth Anthony-McClary, LCSW

Based in New Jersey Online sessions

Compassionate support for parents and individuals

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Years in practice
30
Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Self esteem
About

About Ruth

Ruth Anthony-McClary is a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, mood challenges, trauma, and parenting concerns. Ruth aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where parents and individuals can talk about what matters most to them.

Ruth shapes each conversation to match the person sitting across from her. She listens first, then helps you identify practical steps that fit your life.

Background and approach

She uses straightforward methods to build coping skills and strengthen emotional awareness. Her work draws on approaches like attachment-based methods, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Those tools are used to address worry, low self-esteem, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions.

Ruth has long experience helping people facing complicated pasts, including abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and trauma from abuse. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and the emotional fallout from major life changes. Sessions can cover setting realistic goals, improving communication, and managing mood swings or anger.

Ruth encourages small, steady changes and offers guidance in plain language. She helps people work toward a more stable and satisfying daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

What Ruth works with

Everything Ruth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ruth helps people with.

Approaches Ruth lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Ruth uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's priorities. That approach means sessions begin with listening and reflecting so goals arise from your needs. It helps people feel heard and decide what changes matter most.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions connect. CBT breaks problems into small steps and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, mood, and behavior. These hands-on techniques translate well to conversation over video or phone.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ruth collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts methods as progress is made and as life circumstances change.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy parents and working adults. Video calls let you see nonverbal cues, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for quick check-ins or when a shorter contact fits the day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling family, work, and other responsibilities.
Questions

Questions people ask about Ruth

What kinds of concerns does Ruth address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Ruth combines listening with practical methods. She uses client-centered conversation, attachment-based thinking, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to meet people where they are.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 30 years of clinical social work experience to her practice and has worked with a wide range of life challenges over that time.

What are her credentials and location?

Ruth holds an LCSW and is licensed in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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