You Don't Have to
Carry This Alone
Compassionate therapy for individuals and couples
Healing Is Possible — and It Starts Here
Our Services
Every path to healing is different. We offer a range of services designed to meet you in your specific season.
Individual Therapy
One-on-one sessions in a safe, confidential space. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or simply feeling stuck — we help you understand your patterns and move toward lasting peace.
Reach outCouples Therapy
Reconnect, rebuild trust, and find your footing together. Our couples work goes beyond managing conflict — it helps you understand each other's pain cycles and create new patterns of connection.
Reach outGroups
Community is part of healing. Groups offer a space to process shared experiences alongside others who understand. A group is often a more effective modality for change.
Find a groupLifePlans
Not sure of your purpose or where to invest your life? A LifePlan is a 2‑day workshop to gain clarity on past experiences, your unique strengths and values, and determine direction for future opportunities.
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Our Approach to Care
At Side by Side, Ruthann believes real healing comes from understanding your pain cycle and your peace cycle so you can move into your peace cycle when dysregulated. Her approach is clinical, compassionate, and adapted to each individual's needs and beliefs. Clients can choose to integrate faith within their therapy, but this is optional.
We draw from evidence-based modalities while remaining rooted in genuine relationship. Clients often say "Ruthann is different from my previous therapists. We collaborate on goals and then we get to work. She doesn't just ask me 'what do you want to talk about today?' — she plans sessions and we get to work on tools to achieve those goals. She doesn't rush the process, she walks with you, but success is when you tell her 'Uh, I don't think I need to come back.'" It's always a relief to learn Ruthann uses the tools herself as she encounters her own life struggles.
- Evidence-based therapy modalities (EFT, RT, CBT)
- Incorporation of neuroscience
- Faith-integrated care — optional, never imposed
- Collaboration on goals for a personalized treatment plan
- A warm, non-judgmental environment at every session
- In-person & telehealth sessions available
We Specialize In
Ruthann is trained and experienced across a wide range of mental health needs.
How It Works
Taking the first step can feel overwhelming. We've made it as simple and welcoming as possible.
Reach Out
Fill out our simple contact form or give us a call. No lengthy intake forms — just a conversation.
Initial Consultation
We'll connect for a brief call to understand your needs and make sure we're the right fit for your journey.
Personalized Plan
Begin sessions where first we collaborate on goals for a personalized treatment plan — your story, your goals, your pace.
Begin the Journey
Experience the real movement from pain to peace, side by side, as we build your tool belt for lasting change.
Frequently Asked Questions
We want you to feel fully informed and at ease before reaching out.
Voices from the journey.
Stories from people we have had the honor to walk alongside.
"I have known Ruthann for over 20 years. She has been an amazing mentor in my life. Ruthann listens with her whole being. Her compassion for others is evident as she listens and supports in a nonjudgmental way."
Jonell Malcolm
"Ruthann and my friendship spans decades of life and along the way I have gained many wonderful nuggets of wisdom and fun. Because of this trusted friendship when I faced the most difficult day in my life (up to this point), I reached out to her. She listened well and provided key observations. Then she gave me a simple, practical focus that governed the next year of painful, confusing days and long nights. The Holy Spirit in my life used Ruthann's powerful counsel alongside His step by step implementation to carry me through a difficult storm."
Laura Baier