Rev. Tecky Rusk, LPCC

She centers therapy on compassion and practical support to help people manage depression, anxiety, stress, and mood swings. Clients often come for help with grief, relationship challenges, parenting strain, and major life transitions.

She uses Internal Family Systems alongside other evidence-based methods to help people understand inner parts and build self-leadership. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to match what a person needs.

Sessions focus on real skills and steady emotional growth rather than quick fixes. Rusk has worked with people at many life stages, from children and preteens to adolescents, young adults, and older adults.

She has particular experience supporting those coping with chronic pain, caregiver stress, postpartum concerns, and workplace difficulties. She also helps people facing abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, and attachment-related worries.

In the room she aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where values and faith can be part of the work if the client wishes. Conversations often include clearer communication strategies, grounding and mindfulness tools, and ways to manage panic or intrusive memories.

She encourages clients to move at their own pace while building practical strategies for daily life. To begin, people are invited to reflect on what they most want to change and the goals they hope to reach.

From there she helps shape a plan using approaches that suit each person’s needs and rhythm.