Ruth is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist with experience working in the community and private sectors. Ruth emphasises client autonomy. She collaborates with clients and fosters person centred approach. Ruths prior experience as a complimentary therapist influences her holistic approach delivering counselling and psychotherapy. Ruth endeavours to consider clients from a biopsychosocial perspective.Believing this allows a more comprehensive understanding of a clients physical and mental health. Ruths emphasises the therapeutic relationship. She ensures her work is private and confidential. Ruth endeavours to maintain the highest ethical standards. She maintains adherence to her accreditation body, engages in regular supervision and continues to engage in CPD to maintain the highest professional standards. Ruth has a compassionate personality she enjoys been in nature and adores dogs and has two of her own. Ruths passion for physical, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing is both a personal and professional ethos. She enjoys reading and learning. She has has a keen interest in areas such as interpersonal neurobiology, growth and development, stress management, group work and mindfulness. Ruth has a passion for working with and empowering marginalised individuals to reach their highest desired potential. Ruths work in Rosemount family resource centre has provided an opportunity to work in the community and to engage with many different presentations. Ruth has a passion for working with individuals living with chronic illness. She has experience collaborating with this cohort particularly those living with multiple sclerosis. Ruth has engaged in voluntary work with the elderly in a local day care service and provided voluntary counselling at St Catherine’s counselling service. She has experience providing voluntary complimentary therapy workshops and has been an active participant as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the delivery of webinars affiliated with the MS society “MS the unspeakable bits” on numerous occasions.