Meet The Team

Dr. Nina is the founder of Life Strategies Counseling Services. She has 10+ years of experience working with youth and adults, and specializes in treating trauma, self-esteem issues and grief/loss. Dr. Nina uses a blend of CBT, DBT, Mindfulness and Solution Focused therapies to help clients develop and achieve their goals. She provides in-person and virtual services and accepts most insurances. Visit www.ninaruffinlcw.com for more information.

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Zyeshia is an affiliate team member with 8+ years of years of experience working with youth and adults, and specializes in virtual individual and family counseling, and clinical supervision. Zyeshia uses CBT, DBT and Client Centered therapies, and accepts ​most insurances and private pay. She provides in-person and virtual services. Click HERE for more information and to book a therapy session or clinical supervision with Zyeshia.

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Kecia has 15+ years of experience working with adults. She specializes in dual diagnoses and gender affirming care for youth and adults. Kecia uses CBT, DBT and Solution Focused therapies, and provides in-person and virtual services. She accepts Fidelis, MVP, a number of EAPs and private pay. Call/Text (585) 233-9794 for more information or to book a session with Kecia.  

Jamie has 7+ years of experience working with youth and adults. She specializes in anxiety, depression and familial stressors for adults, and uses CBT and Solution Focused therapies. Jamie accepts Fidelis, MVP and private pay at this time. Call/Text (585) 568-7418 or email for more information or to book a session with Jamie.  

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Brittany has 7+ years of experience working with youth and adults. She specializes in anxiety, depression and relationship stressors. Brittany uses CBT and Solution Focused therapies and provides virtual services to youth and adults. She accepts Fidelis, MVP and private pay. Call/Text (585) 953-8830 or email for more information or to book a session with Brittany.  

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Latoya has 5+ years of experience working with children and adults. She specializes in relationship stressors and familial stressors, and uses strength-based and client-centered approaches. Latoya provides virtual and in-person services and accepts MVP and private pay. Call/Text (585) 512-8026, email or click HERE for more information or to book a session with Latoya.

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Frankie has 10 years of experience working with youth and adults. She specializes in anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders, and uses strength-based and client-centered talk therapy. Frankie provides virtual and in-person services and accepts MVP and private pay. Call/Text (585) 318-8896 or click HERE for more information or to book a session with Frankie.

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Annie has 5+ years of experience helping youth across educational, in-home and in social settings. She specializes in building coping strategies, improving relationships & communication skills, and processing traumas using a humanistic & psychodynamic approach, CBT, CBT-TF, DBT and talk therapy. Annie provides in-person and virtual services to youth and adults and accepts Fidelis, MVP and private pay. Click HERE for more information and to book a session with Annie.  

Jasmine has 5+ years of experience working with youth and adults. She specializes in anxiety, depression and mood disorders and works with children and teens. Jasmine uses CBT and DBT, and provides in-person and virtual services. She accepts MVP, Fidelis and private pay. Call/Text (704) 808-9213 or click HERE more information or to book a session with Jasmine.  

Nicole is an affiliate team member. She has 5+ years of experience working with youth and adults. She specializes in anxiety, depression, relationships and life transitions. Nicole provides in-person and virtual services to youth, adults and married couples, and uses CBT and Solution Focused therapies, and provides in-person and virtual services. She accepts Fidelis, MVP, Aetna and private pay. Call/Text (585) 310-1997 or click HERE more information or to book a session with Nicole.  

Dr. Gretchen is an affiliate team member. She has 25 years of experience and specializes in trauma and life transitions. Dr. Gretchen uses Solution Focused therapies, and provides in-person and virtual services to youth and adults. She accepts MVP, Fidelis, private pay and offers sliding scale fees. Click HERE more information or to book a session with Dr. Gretchen.  

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Rachelle is an affiliate team member with 9+ years of experience with children, youth and adults. She specializes in providing virtual therapy to transition-aged youth (16-21) and adults who are navigating challenges related to past trauma. Rachelle uses DBT, TF-CBT and other client-centered approaches to help clients improve self-esteem, coping and overall quality of life. MVP, Fidelis and private pay are accepted. To schedule an appointment call or text 607-622-0663.

Christie has 5+ years working with youth and adults. She has experience working intensively with families, couples, adolescents, and children struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, mood, substance use, family conflict, school behaviors, aggression and/or behavioral issues. Christie uses a variety of evidence-based approaches to help explore issues related to irritability, anger, low mood, lack of motivation, self-harm, and/or aggression. Christie provides in-person and virtual services, and accepts Fidelis and private pay. Call/Text (585) 513-2904 or click HERE for more information or to book a session with Christie.  

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