Ruth Ann Talley, LCSW

Ruth Ann Talley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a background that includes medical and geriatric social work as well as direct work with military members. Ruth Ann focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier and more capable in daily life.

She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, trauma and grief. She also supports those facing relationship or intimacy concerns, parenting strain, workplace stress, and life transitions. Her approach aims to break problems into manageable parts and build everyday skills.

Ruth Ann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviors connect and targets small changes that lead to relief. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental listening style that centers the person's own goals.

Her prior roles include medical social work and geriatric work, giving her experience with aging and caregiver stress. She has spent several years working directly with military members on issues like trauma, insomnia, and long-term stress.

Sessions focus on clear goals and practical strategies. Ruth Ann encourages active participation and homework between sessions when that is helpful. She works with people to create plans that fit their daily routines and responsibilities.

How Ruth Ann Uses CBT and Client-Centered Care Online

Ruth Ann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT sessions focus on specific problems like anxiety, sleep issues, panic, and depression and offer concrete tools people can apply between meetings.

She also employs Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the person's own goals. This approach helps when someone needs a compassionate space to clarify values, work through grief, or build confidence.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend ways to proceed. That plan may mix skill-building from CBT with the supportive stance of client-centered work.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical progress.