Helping People Live Lives
They Love

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THERAPIST

As a therapist, Dr. White supports clients in living lives they love, through culturally-aligned mental health services.

Inspired by her own mental wellness journey of recovery and resilience with bipolar disorder and ADHD, Ruth is a Toronto-based registered social worker who provides culturally-aligned psychotherapy for residents of Ontario & Alberta. Dr. White takes a holistic approach, which means she supports mind, body and spirit, through the lens of each client’s unique social context. The therapy approaches she uses include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, humanistic, positive psychology, narrative therapy, and mindfulness.

Feeling overwhelmed, stressed or burnt out? Together we can develop personalized, science-based tools to bring you calm and recovery.

If you experience challenges related to identity, such as gender, sexuality, or race/ethnicity/culture, including inter-cultural & inter-generational issues, I provide a supportive space to work through trauma, build confidence, self-esteem, and coping skills.

If you are a woman navigating challenging relationships, work-life stress, reproductive health issues, menopause, or caregiving responsibilities, I offer compassionate support to help you feel seen, heard, valued, and confident to navigate through.

If you experiences the challenges that come with ADD/ADHD or bipolar disorder, my decades-long lived experience gives me a unique perspective and deep empathy and understanding of these struggles, with insight into strategies that work.

Together, we’ll gently explore your emotions, shift unhelpful thoughts, and develop new behaviors that align with your values and goals. I will work with you to process past hurts and move toward the version of yourself you have always wanted to be, and support you in living a life you love.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation to explore how we can work together to create a life you love, that brings you peace, joy and contentment. You can also find me on Psychology Today

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SPEAKER

Ruth C. White, PhD MPH MSW RSW is a therapist, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker, mental health advocate, and subject matter expert on stress management, burnout, compassion fatigue, emotional resilience, mental health at work, healing from the stress of racial trauma, and working with diverse populations in health and mental health. LinkedIn

Ruth delivers engaging talks/workshops that educate, inspire, motivate, and transform people & organizations.

Reach out here to book a consultation to see how you can make your event a memorable one.

Past organizational clients include: JPMorgan, PwC, Aetna, Premera Blue Cross, Rotman School of Management, Maryland Commitment to Veterans, Applied Materials, Protiviti, Indeed, Alaska Airlines, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, NAACP, Black Women in Tech, Los Angeles County Dept of Mental Health, Lime Connect, Educators for Excellence, National Organization on Disability, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, UC Berkeley, International Bipolar Foundation, Network for Social Work Management, and more.

Media appearances include: The Today Show, BBC World Service, CBSNews LA, KRON4 TV Bay Area (mental health commentator 2020-2025), WVON (Chicago), Utah Public Radio, Marie Claire, Women’s Health and more.

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WRITER

The author of two stress management books - The Stress Management Workbook and Everyday Stress Relief, and two books on bipolar disorder - Bipolar 101 and Preventing Bipolar Relapse, Dr. White is an in-demand writer on mental health and well-being for outlets such Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Thrive Global. She applies her expertise as a social worker, educator, and public health professional to create engaging and effective workshops & talks that are customized, science-based, prevention-focused, and action-oriented. And, she provides culturally-aligned therapy to clients seeking more joyful, peaceful, and fulfilled lives.

Dr. White is the author of: The Stress Management Workbook: De-stress in 10 minutes or less, and articles for Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Modern Healthcare, Thrive Global, Tracy Anderson Magazine, & Premera Blue Cross. Ruth has appeared dozens of times on KRON4-TV Bay Area as a mental health commentator, and in other media such as The Today Show, BBC World Service, Women’s Health and Marie Claire, as a subject matter expert on mental well-being, and issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

She has authored articles on mental health for: Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Tracy Anderson Magazine, Modern Healthcare, HuffPost, Thrive Global.

Sign up for her newsletter Be Well and Wander in which she shares wellness strategies; travel tips, and whatever has her ranting or raving.

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“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

— Victor E. Frankl

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