
Patricia A. Ruddy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
5743 Corsa Avenue, Suite 103, Westlake Village, CA 91362
Let's Connect (805) 244-5639

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I have been providing psychotherapy for over forty years with all ages and all different populations. My treatment modality encompasses an electic style based on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy, and Brief/Solution Focused Therapy. An integral part of my work with clients includes establishing a collaborative and therapeutic alliance, identifying goals, and developing solutions. I empower clients to identify their resilience, resourcefulness and systems of support where I guide clients through the process of discovering their aspirations and developing solutions.
I truly have a gift of providing empathy and rapport and helping individuals acknowledge their pain and move toward solutions through personal and spiritual growth. I have had tremendous success in working with the spirited, strong willed child, adolescent in helping parents develop improved parenting skills and addressing conflict resolution.
I had facilitated anger management and domestic violence groups for men and women. I empower women and men to move from the role of victim to a survivor, thriver role. I specialize in relationship counseling, marital conflict resolution, divorce and women's issues in healing childhood trauma.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $225
- Couple Sessions $250
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Cash, Check, Venmo, ZelleInsurance
- Aetna
- APS Healthcare
- BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Great-West Life
- Magellan
- Optum
- TriWest
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network

Patricia A. Ruddy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (805) 244-5639
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC41928 Patricia A. Ruddy
- Attended Stetson University, Graduated 1986
- Licensed by State of California / MFC41928
- Certificate from University of California Northridge EMDR / 2008
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Child
- Depression
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Chronic Pain
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Family / Marital
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Location
Nearby Areas

Patricia A. Ruddy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Call for a free consultation now - (805) 244-5639