•  ADHD/ADD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
This diagnosis can be with or without hyperactivity.

Ruth has developed and copywritten her own comprehensive and concrete academic program for all necessary academic skills to help maximize the individual’s full learning potential.

•  Poor follow-through, as with homework, assignment notebook, organization

2.  Counselor - individual counseling and parent/teen counseling, specializing in the following:

•  Teen behavior or emotional problems with home, school, personal, and/or social life

•  BD: including ADHD/ADD, ODD (Oppositional Defiant  Disorder),  and CD (Conduct Disorder)

ODD and CD exhibit authority problems in varying degrees, where a teen is defiant, resistant, disrespectful of rules and authority. Some of the teens Ruth serves may or may not have a diagnosis, but these are behavior problems she is highly skilled in.

•  Addictions - teen substance abuse (certified alcohol and drug counselor)

•  Depression

•  Anxiety

•  Anger

•  Low self-esteem

•  Grief and loss

•  Teen discipline - Ruth has developed her own concrete, comprehensive discipline program that has proven successful for effective home management. This program is used especially for those who fall under one of the following labels commonly used: troubled teens, difficult teens, hard to reach teens, at risk teens, or out-of-control teens.

•  Ruth also offers:

-Crisis intervention

-Advocacy: schools, courts

-School consultations

-Group counseling

•  Life skills:

-ADHD/ADD

-Anger management

-Problem solving

-Conflict resolution

-Character development

-Relationship building

-Structure

-Boundaries

-Communication skills

-Options - Always!

•  Accountability and direction for continued character growth

•  Education and coaching on current youth trends, and the problems associated with them, including, but not limited to the following: music, clothes, substance abuse, internet use/abuse/addiction, the media, bullying, peer pressure.