Ruth Vanden Bosch

Ruth Vanden Bosch is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and eating and food-related concerns. Ruth takes a warm, practical approach that aims to help people move forward from where they are now.

Ruth trained in nursing and counseling. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Aquinas College, and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University. Those clinical and academic backgrounds shape how she sees the connection between body and mind.

In sessions she blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with attachment-focused and emotion-oriented methods. She also uses mindfulness and motivational techniques when they fit a person's goals. Ruth focuses on simple, actionable steps that can be tried between sessions to reduce symptoms and improve coping.

Her experience includes supporting people with chronic illness, cancer, caregiver strain, and the emotional effects of trauma and abuse. She has facilitated support groups for hospice, cancer, pet loss, PFLAG, career change, and compulsive eating. Ruth also co-facilitates restorative retreats called "The Art of Healing."

Ruth writes about healing and recovery and has contributed chapters to books and magazines. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process and encourages people who are ready for change to take the first step.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behaviors. In sessions this means noticing patterns in close relationships and practicing new ways of connecting and setting boundaries to improve trust and intimacy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Online CBT often uses brief experiments, thought records, and specific behavioral tasks to reduce anxiety, depression, and eating-related patterns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name strong emotions and then work through them to strengthen emotional responses. This can be useful for intimacy concerns, grief, and relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ruth will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time so sessions stay practical and goal-oriented.

Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how meetings are held. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick refresher is needed between larger sessions. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep continuity of care and make it simpler to practice skills learned in therapy.