Josephine Ruiz
Josephine Ruiz
Registered Psychotherapist
Gender
Female
Ethnicity/Nationality
Filipino Canadian
Language / Dialect
English
Tagalog
community
Disability / Person with Disability
LGBTQIAA+ / Queer Identified
Racial Justice Allied
Familiarity with Faith
Protestant
Interfaith
Catholicism
Focus
Abuse
Addiction
Anxiety
Borderline Personality
Compassion Fatigue
Depression
LGBTQ+
Racial Identity
Sexual Abuse or Sexual Assault
Trauma and PTSD
Treatment
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Addiction Counseling
Art Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Couples Counseling
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Gottman Method
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
EMDR therapy
IFS-informed EMDR therapy
Modality
Individual
Relationships (Couples & Non-Monogamous)
About
Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, numbness, flashbacks, or compulsive behaviors that take over? Are intense reactions making it harder to develop and maintain relationships? Are you feeling stuck and unable to find your place in life? Is it challenging to focus or complete essential tasks in your day?
I have been there; you do not have to do it alone. My passion is journeying with women, gender-diverse adults, and first/second-generation immigrants who have experienced relational trauma, leading to addictions, compulsions, overdoing, perfectionism, and feelings of sadness, anxiety, or anger.
As a Certified EMDR, IFS Level-1 Trained, and IFS-Informed EMDR (Steps 2 & 3), ACT-Trauma trained therapist, I will help you live your best life with what you bring. I draw insights from my lived experiences as an immigrant and survivor/thriver of life and integrate inner knowing, compassion, and neuroscience to create spaces for relief, healing, and transformation.
I have a unique education in Counselling Psychology and Art Therapy and have received intensive training in varied modalities. I primarily utilize IFS, EMDR, ACT, and, if you are open to it, art therapy. I also bring with me 25+ years of psyche-related experiences, from assessment/training, school/community-based, outpatient/psychiatric, and family counselling to private practice.
I offer an Affirming and Culturally Responsive approach and utilize therapeutic, neurological and empirical-based interventions that can help you THRIVE and fully be SEEN.
What can you expect?
I will listen and understand your story. I will make sense of your desires, dreams, and goals. Then, together, we can come up with a plan that suits you. I will take your lead. You are in control. We will work through your struggle and pain. We will find a path towards hope, connection & growth that is safe and confidential. I am mindful and committed to your holistic and integrated healing.
Josephine Ruiz MA ATR-BC, RP (She, Her, Hers)
Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO)
Certified EMDR Therapist (EMDRIA),
IFS-Informed EMDR Therapist (Syzygy Institute)
IFS-Informed Therapist (IFSCA),
Approved Mental Health Provider for NIHB & IRS-RHSP (ISC)
Board Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATCB)
Population served
Adults, Indigenous, POC, LGBTQ2S/ Queer Identified, Frontline Professionals; Cancer Allied, Caregivers and Persons with Disability Allied, Racial Justice Allied
Specialization
Trauma/PTSD (relational trauma); addiction, LGTBQ, BIPOC, Identity-related issues, couples therapy
Qualifications
Registered Psychotherapist # 002949
Years in Practice: 25
School: MA in Art Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Contact information
Online / remote services available
josephineruizrp@proton.me
josephineruizpsychotherapy.com
Location
Pricing
$160 — Individual
$190 — Couples consultation
Sliding Scale available
Accepted Insurance
Out of Network
