Therapist profile
Ruby Coopersmith, LMHC
Florida
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Anxiety and Relationships
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- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH15219
- NPI1871978007
- Experience13 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Solution focused work
About Ruby
Ruby Coopersmith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 13 years of experience. She focuses on problems like anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, grief, and anger. Ruby also addresses issues such as self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, and career-related strain.
She works with individuals and couples, drawing on straightforward, skills-based work. Sessions often include practical tools for communication, setting boundaries, and managing strong feelings. Ruby emphasizes identifying core beliefs that shape behavior and responses to stress.
Her approach starts from a client-centered base that pays attention to how family, culture, and social roles affect someone. She commonly integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts. Solution-focused methods are used when a person wants short-term, goal-oriented work.
Ruby also brings elements of dialectical behavior therapy to help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Existential ideas appear when conversations turn to meaning, values, and life direction. In practice she mixes these methods to fit the person in front of her rather than following a single script.
People who choose her can expect direct, practical conversation and skill teaching. She offers steady guidance while helping clients practice new ways of reacting to provocation, stress, and conflict. The focus is on clearer communication, fewer reactive moments, and tools to manage anger and frustration in everyday life.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Ruby often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change thoughts that fuel anger and anxiety. CBT breaks problems into manageable parts and offers exercises to practice between sessions, which can be useful when tackling workplace frustration or recurring resentment.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT techniques focus on practical steps - breathing, grounding, and stepwise problem solving - helpful when strong emotions feel overwhelming. Client-centered work keeps the conversation grounded in the person's values and experiences while decisions about method are made together.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ruby will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then recommend CBT, DBT, solution-focused techniques, or a mix. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people practice skills in real-life settings and review exercises between meetings, which supports steady progress over time.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship problems, grief, depression, anger, self-esteem, ADHD and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She starts from a client-centered stance and uses practical, skills-based work like communication practice and boundary setting.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with individuals and couples on issues such as anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship strain.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices in Florida.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started scheduling a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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