Amaya Rucker, Psy.D.
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Multi-State Teletherapy
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About
Dr. Amaya A. Rucker is a clinical psychologist whose integrative and collaborative approach to therapy emphasizes the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship to effect change. She specializes in working with the ADHD, PTSD, Anxiety and Depressive Disorders, and the impact of chronic illnesses on mental health. Dr. Rucker’s treatment approach is based upon the individual needs and specific goals for treatment.
Dr. Rucker has a wide range of experience. She’s worked with individuals of all ages in a variety of settings, including research facilities, outpatient behavioral health centers, inpatient behavioral health hospitals, elementary, middle, and high schools, universities, assisted living, long term care, and rehab and skilled nursing facilities. She has worked with various populations, including active duty and retired military service members, police officers, public servants, college students, faculty and staff, juvenile offenders, the unhoused, and children and youth with chronic behavioral disorders. Dr. Rucker is active in program development, supervision and consultation. She has served as clinical supervisor to clinicians at all levels of training.
Areas of Expertise
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Aging And Older Adult Concerns
- Anger Management
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB)
- Cancer Support
- Chronic Illness And Adjustment To Illness (e.g., Cancer, CP, Rare Conditions)
- Chronic Pain
- Cognitive Impairment And Neuropsychological Conditions
- Co Occurring Mental Health And Substance Use
- Coping With Disability Or Injury
- Cultural, Minority, And Identity Issues
- Depression
- Disordered Eating And Eating Disorders
- Domestic Violence
- Existential And Spiritual Issues
- Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)
- Generalized Anxiety
- Grief And Loss
- Health Psychology
- Health Anxiety
- Insomnia And Sleep Disturbances
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) And Gut Brain Health
- Life Transitions And Adjustment
- LGBTQIA+
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Parenting Support
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias And Specific Fears
- Relationship And Family Issues (e.g., Communication, Marriage)
- Social Anxiety
- Stress Related To Caregiving
- Stress Management
- TBI And Acquired Brain Injury
- Trauma And Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Women’s Issues
Treatment Modalities
- Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Behavioral Activation (BA)
- Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) For Trauma
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Exposure Therapy (for Phobias)
- Exposure And Response Prevention (ERP)
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Therapy
- Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Narrative Therapy
- Problem Solving Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma Informed Therapy
- Trauma Focused Therapy
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