Ruth Stoan, LPC

Missouri · 35 years in practice

Ruth Stoan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of experience helping people navigate major life changes and everyday struggles.

License and registration

LPC, Missouri: 000702 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1407454580 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 35
Languages: English

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About Ruth

Ruth Stoan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of experience helping people navigate major life changes and everyday struggles. She recognizes how hard it can be to ask for help and meets clients with straightforward support and practical tools. Ruth focuses on making therapy a collaborative process so people can start moving forward sooner.

Ruth draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive techniques.

Background and approach

She often uses mindfulness, breath work, guided imagery, and other holistic practices alongside talk therapy. Sessions emphasize building skills that can be used outside of the therapy hour. Many clients come for stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship concerns, while others seek support for identity questions or addiction recovery.

Ruth also helps people facing caregiving stress, aging and end-of-life matters, and difficult family dynamics. She pays attention to both the immediate problem and the deeper patterns that can keep it recurring. Ruth tends to work well with people who want clear steps and practical coping strategies, alongside emotional exploration.

She encourages clients to identify goals and then practices the skills needed to reach them. Sessions can include coaching-style guidance when appropriate. She offers video sessions as a primary way to get to know clients, with phone, live chat, and text-based messaging also available.

Ruth works from Missouri and conducts sessions in English, and she accepts international clients when arrangements allow.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Ruth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Smoking / vaping cessation
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Ruth names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Ruth uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift patterns in close relationships and attachment. EFT focuses on emotions in the moment and helps people connect to unmet needs that drive their reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and to clarify values that guide meaningful action. ACT often helps with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by building psychological flexibility.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Ruth talks with each person about their goals and preferences and adjusts methods accordingly. That collaboration helps decide whether more emotion-focused work, acceptance-based strategies, cognitive tools, or a mix will be most useful for a given problem.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial cues and engage in deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work when travel or scheduling gets in the way.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Ruth help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, and many life transitions. Other focuses include caregiver stress, body image, codependency, and end-of-life counseling.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical, mixing emotional exploration with skill-building. She uses mindfulness, breath work, imagery, and coaching elements alongside talk therapy.

How much experience does she have?

Ruth has 35 years of experience in counseling, including independent practice work and roles in community agencies and care settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing from Missouri.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients when arrangements permit.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

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