Frank Ruse, LCSW, LISW-CP

Licensed in South Carolina · 30 years in practice

Frank Ruse is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people through addiction, anxiety, stress, grief, and life transitions.

License and registration

LISW-CP, South Carolina: 8833 · expires December 2026
LCSW, Connecticut: 5425 · expires November 2026
LCSW, Tennessee: 9029 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1134247232 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Frank

Frank Ruse is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people through addiction, anxiety, stress, grief, and life transitions. He uses a relaxed, straightforward style and aims to make asking for help feel less scary. Frank meets people where they are and works alongside them to solve problems.

Frank’s background includes long experience as an addiction counselor and clinical social worker. He draws on practical methods to address sleeping and eating problems, substance use, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

He also supports people dealing with career struggles, parenting stress, and questions about life purpose. In sessions he often uses client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral ideas to spot patterns and try new behaviors. He can also bring existential perspectives to help people find meaning after loss or through major change.

Motivational interviewing is part of his toolbox when someone wants to change habits but feels stuck. Frank keeps the work direct and sometimes lightens the room with dry humor when it helps. He aims to give clear steps people can try between sessions, along with steady support during hard moments.

His approach is adaptable to each person’s goals. He practices in South Carolina and offers English-language therapy. Frank’s listed credentials include LCSW and LISW-CP.

If someone prefers online care, he provides multiple formats so therapy can fit into a busy life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Frank lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Depression
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Jealousy
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Young adult issues

Approaches Frank names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the person’s lead to build trust and clarity. It helps when someone needs a calm space to talk through worries, relationship questions, and emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and habit change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. Together they’ll try techniques, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so the sessions stay relevant and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not wanted. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit a brief appointment into a busy day. These options increase flexibility and help therapy fit into real life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

He helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and related issues like grief, sleep and eating problems.

What is the therapeutic style like?

Sessions are direct and down-to-earth. The therapist blends client-centered listening with practical cognitive-behavioral techniques and occasional dry humor.

How much clinical experience does he have?

The therapist has 30 years of experience working as an addiction counselor and clinical social worker.

What credentials and region are listed?

Credentials shown are LCSW and LISW-CP, with practice based in South Carolina and licensure noted for TN LCSW and SC LISW-CP.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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