Ivy Ruths, PhD

Ivy Ruths, PhD Collaborating with patients to provide evidence-based treatment for anxiety, OCD, BFRBs, & parenting.

The first Christmas without my daughter nearly broke me.But over time, I’ve learned something super important: joy doesn...
11/18/2025

The first Christmas without my daughter nearly broke me.

But over time, I’ve learned something super important: joy doesn’t live on the calendar. ✨

You can celebrate whenever you’re together.
You can volunteer, rest, skip traditions, or make new ones entirely.
You can still have meaning, even when it looks different.

Read my latest Substack essay — Any Day Can Be Thanksgiving — about letting go of the “right” date and finding light where you are. 💛

🔗 Link in bio to read + subscribe.

San Diego has always been my marker for change.Twenty-four, thirty, thirty-six, forty - each visit a different version o...
11/10/2025

San Diego has always been my marker for change.
Twenty-four, thirty, thirty-six, forty - each visit a different version of me, standing in the same golden light.

My new Substack essay, Gratitude is Gold, is the story of moving from heartbreak to hope and finally home - all through the power of gratitude.

Find it at ivyruthsrios.substack.com or DM for the direct link.


ThroughGratitude

I didn’t realize I was a perfectionist while I was in it.I just thought I was hardworking. Driven. Responsible.But under...
11/03/2025

I didn’t realize I was a perfectionist while I was in it.
I just thought I was hardworking. Driven. Responsible.
But underneath it all was the fear of falling short.

It wasn’t until my marriage ended while I had a toddler and was in graduate school that I started to see it clearly. I began to notice how much of my worth had been tied to performance, achievement, and getting it right.

My new Substack post, The Problem with Perfect, is about learning to let go of the illusion of control, quieting the “not enough” voice, and finding peace in good enough.

Read it here: ivyruthsrios.substack.com
(link in profile or DM me for the link)

When I went through a divorce at 30, I didn’t have a roadmap. I didn’t know what life would look like when all the dust ...
10/29/2025

When I went through a divorce at 30, I didn’t have a roadmap. I didn’t know what life would look like when all the dust settled. But I did know what I wanted my daughter to know.

This week’s Substack essay, The Five Things I Wanted My Young Daughter to Know About Her Parents’ Divorce, is about the love and lessons that carried us forward - and holding both heartbreak and hope at once.

If you’ve ever found yourself rebuilding while trying to stay strong for someone else, this one’s for you. 💚

You can read it on ivyruthsrios.substack.com — lor DM “Father Figure” for the link.

For most of my life, I’ve been chasing the next thing — the next degree, the next milestone, the next version of “better...
10/26/2025

For most of my life, I’ve been chasing the next thing — the next degree, the next milestone, the next version of “better.”

And then, at 30, life fell apart.

That season changed me. It taught me what it means to rebuild, to reimagine, and to keep going even when the story looks different than you thought it would.

My new Substack, On Writing Again, is where I’m putting words to that journey — to grief, motherhood, and growth — and sharing the tools that have helped me find steadiness again.

If you’ve ever wondered how to move forward after a hard chapter, this space is for you. 💚

Subscribe at ivyruthsrios.substack.com, through the link in my profile, or DM me for the link.

with .repost・・・Here’s to a week full of surprises, the good kind ✨If your mind’s anything like mine then it’s good at...
07/29/2025

with .repost
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Here’s to a week full of surprises, the good kind ✨

If your mind’s anything like mine then it’s good at spinning up the worst-case scenarios… but what if we stretched our hope muscles a little this week?

Trading what if it doesn’t for what if it does 🙌

Good things are coming friend 🤍

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Dr. Ivy Ruths

I am a licensed psychologist and licensed specialist in school psychology specializing in treating anxiety, depressive, and OCD-related disorders. I provide cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapy, exposure and ritual prevention, and parenting management techniques individualized for your specific needs.

My goal is to help sufferers dramatically improve their outlook and quality of life by teaching them how to change their behavior and how to challenge habitual negative self-talk. Willingness and a commitment to living life in line with one's values, instead of with one's fears or in response to life's difficulties, is the key to coping with distressing emotions and uncertain situations.

The therapeutic relationship is of utmost importance to me and to the effectiveness of treatment.

I am looking forward to partnering with you.