Dr. James Ruby , LMHC

Dr. James Ruby is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) with 22 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families. As an LMHC he is licensed to provide professional mental health counseling, and NCC denotes national certification in counseling; he also holds a Master of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University and a PhD from Loyola University Chicago.

He approaches therapy with the belief that the past matters but does not have to determine the future. He helps people examine the thoughts and beliefs that may limit them, and supports them in writing new chapters for their lives. He attends to multiple dimensions of experience - cognitive, emotional, physical, and spiritual - so clients can reconnect with internal strengths that may have been obscured by stress, grief, or difficult life events.

Dr. Ruby often uses simple exercises between sessions and occasional questionnaires to help clients track progress and apply insights in daily life. He aims to create a nonjudgmental atmosphere where guilt and shame can be set aside so healing and growth become possible. He has supported many people through intense periods of sadness, anxiety, relationship strain, and major life transitions, and he welcomes questions from those seeking a good therapeutic match.