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Ruth MacBain

Ruth MacBain

LCPC, LCMHC

New Hampshire

Experienced counselor focused on practical change

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At a glance

Credentials
LCPC, LCMHC
License
LCMHC, New Hampshire / 2331; LCPC, Maine / CC7025
Experience
11 years
Languages
English
Location
New Hampshire

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    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Substance use focus
    • Client-centered care

    About Ruth

    Ruth MacBain is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 11 years of experience. She holds a Master’s-level certificate in Substance Use Disorders and is licensed to practice in New Hampshire and Maine. Ruth draws on her background in residential treatment and integrated care for people with co-occurring disorders. She brings a calm, straightforward manner to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

    Ruth works collaboratively and likes to help people set clear, manageable goals. She often uses Motivational Interviewing to support change and combines it with Client-Centered and cognitive behavior strategies when those fit. Sessions may include skill building, problem solving, and planning for small steps that add up over time.

    Her practice covers a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, divorce and separation, and prejudice and discrimination. Ruth has experience supporting people with PTSD, autism, and intellectual disabilities, and she has worked in substance use treatment settings.

    Outside of clinical work she volunteers with adaptive sports programs and supports people with disabilities. Ruth enjoys hiking, biking, and swimming. Her practical approach is aimed at helping people find day-to-day ways to cope and move forward.

  2. How Ruth's Approaches Can Work Online

    Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that helps people find their own reasons to change. It focuses on strengths, curiosity, and small next steps rather than pressure. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and aims to create a nonjudgmental space for people to talk through what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to feel and function better.

    Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ruth will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they will try methods that match the situation and adjust as needed so the plan fits real life.

    Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, school, or caregiving. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed, and sessions that avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt MI, client-centered conversations, and CBT exercises to an online setting to keep progress moving between meetings.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyAddictionsSelf esteemDepressionCompassion fatigue

    Also works with

    Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersCoping with life changes

    Additional focus areas

    AbandonmentAttachment issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionPrejudice and discrimination

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Jungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative Therapy

    Experience

    11+ years

    Listed in

    New Hampshire, Maine

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What concerns does Ruth address in therapy?

    She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.

    What is Ruth's approach in sessions?

    Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. She uses Motivational Interviewing alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people make workable changes.

    How much clinical experience does she have?

    Ruth has 11 years of experience, including work in residential treatment and integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders.

    What credentials and region apply to this therapist?

    Ruth holds LCPC and LCMHC credentials and is licensed in Maine as an LCPC and in New Hampshire as an LCMHC.

    What languages are supported for sessions?

    Sessions are offered in English.

    Are international clients served?

    International clients are not currently accepted.

    How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?

    Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    How do I begin working with Ruth?

    Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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