Ruth Gold
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
Qualifications:
- Masters in Social Work (SCU)
- Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW)
- Accredited Social Worker (AASW)
Experience:
Ruth has over ten years experience as a Mental Health Clinician both in public and private acute mental health settings.
Ruth has a passion for helping others in a professional and therapeutic capacity. She is driven and empathetic, her primary focus is to improve the lives and wellbeing of her clients. She is an experienced relationship counsellor who specialises in working with all ages, particularly adults and older persons.
Ruth has extensive experience in mental health, family therapy, grief and loss, crisis counselling, carer burnout, work related stress and anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol and family separation.
Provides services to:
Children (10+), Adolescents, Adults and Couples
Areas of Expertise:
- Anger
- PTSD
- Trauma
- Phobias
- OCD
- Post/Perinatal Depression
- Personality Disorders
- Bi-Polar Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- ADHD
- Autism/Aspergers
- Grief & Loss
- Self- Esteem Concerns
- Domestic Violence
- Gender Identity Concerns
- Workplace Stress
- Terminal Illness
- LGBTQI Friendly
- Panic Attacks
- Child Learning/ Behaviour
- Custody Cases & Court Order Cases
- Perpetrators
- Sexual Issues/Concerns
- Addictions
- EAP
- Fitness for Work Assessments
- Parenting
- Self Harm
- Suicide Idealisation/Attempts
- Schizophrenia
- Department of Veteran Affairs
- Spiritual
- Separation/Divorce
- Family of Origin
- Sleep Issues
- Social Avoidance
- ADHD,ADD
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Physical Disability (Inc. Brain Damage)
- Bullying
- DVA (Department of Veteran Affairs)
Types of Treatment Modalities Used:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Short Term Solution Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness/Meditation
- Client Centred Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Assertiveness Training
- Vocational/Careers Counselling
- Risk Assessment & Safety Planning
- Cognitive Assessment/IQ Assessment (Child & Adult)
- Personality Assessments (PAI)
- Autism/Asperger’s Assessment
- Report Writing
- Narrative Therapy
- Crisis Intervention
- Imaginal Exposure Therapy