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Ruth Vanden Bosch

Experienced LPC blending practical therapy and holistic care

LPC Michigan

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Ruth

Ruth Vanden Bosch is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of clinical and coaching experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She blends evidence-informed strategies with a warm, integrative style that aims to support clients as they move past obstacles and toward more fulfilling daily life. Ruth’s background in nursing and counseling informs a holistic view of health that considers physical and emotional needs together.

Her training includes degrees in nursing and psychology as well as a master’s in counseling psychology, and she has long experience facilitating support groups for hospice, cancer, bereavement, LGBTQ families, and eating concerns. Ruth has worked with people facing trauma, chronic illness, caregiving strain, body-image and eating issues, and career or identity challenges.

She also contributes to published works and has co-led healing retreats, bringing lived experience and clinical perspective to her practice. Ruth typically draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-based, emotionally-focused, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing techniques to tailor care to each client’s goals.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Ruth commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy into online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and emotional bonds, helping people understand how their early and current relationships affect intimacy, communication, and emotional regulation.

Choosing an approach is collaborative; Ruth will work with each client to determine which methods align best with their goals, values, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time based on progress and feedback so that therapy remains responsive and personally meaningful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for clients with varied schedules and needs. These formats make it easier to fit consistent sessions into busy lives and allow people to connect from different locations, while still engaging in evidence-informed therapeutic work with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Ruth works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, eating and body-image issues, career challenges, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?
The approach is warm and integrative, combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-based and emotionally-focused elements, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to meet each person’s needs.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
She has 25 years of experience as a counselor and life coach and has facilitated support groups for hospice, cancer, PFLAG, pet loss, career issues, and compulsive eating, as well as co-facilitating healing retreats.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
Ruth is licensed in Michigan with the credential LPC and practices from that state; her credential details include MI LPC 6401002182.
Can people who speak other languages or live abroad work together with this therapist?
She conducts sessions in English and does accept international clients, allowing people outside the U.S. to access her services in that language.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and session cost work?
Cost varies with client location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesGriefCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English