Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Tecky works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tecky
Rev. Tecky Rusk is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 23 years of experience. She helps people navigate anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes.
Her style is compassionate and straightforward, focused on practical steps a person can use right away. She draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral methods, EMDR, emotionally-focused work, and client-centered approaches to meet different needs. Sessions emphasize clear communication, managing difficult emotions, and reducing stress and mood swings.
Background and approach
She often works with people dealing with trauma, panic, chronic pain, caregiver strain, postpartum concerns, and workplace stress. Rusk pays attention to life stories that include adoption, abandonment, blended-family dynamics, and attachment struggles. She offers support for people coping with medical issues, aging concerns, and co-occurring conditions.
Her approach invites clients to explore values, forgiveness, and personal meaning while building everyday coping skills. In sessions she balances listening with practical strategies like skill practice and focused processing for traumatic memories when appropriate. The aim is steady progress you can measure in daily life.
She encourages pacing that fits each person’s needs and respects individual beliefs and cultural background. People choose her for a collaborative, respectful approach that keeps goals clear. She works to make therapy feel useful and manageable, helping clients take realistic steps toward recovery and improved relationships.
What Tecky works with
Everything Tecky lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tecky's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tecky lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values while accepting difficult emotions. It is useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing new skills to interrupt them, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a structured way to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity when trauma is a central concern.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your story, discuss options, and adapt methods to your goals and comfort level. Over time the plan can shift as progress and needs become clearer.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as this profile does not list them. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into daily life by reducing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t needed and make it simpler to continue care around work, caregiving, or health demands. Licensed professionals can guide how these approaches work in remote sessions and help you choose the most useful methods for your situation.
Questions people ask about Tecky
What concerns does Rev. Tecky Rusk address?
She works with a wide range of issues including anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, sleep problems, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, relationship and communication problems, trauma and abuse, and career or life transition challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and practical. She combines listening with concrete skills, coping techniques, and targeted processing when trauma is involved.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 23 years of clinical experience working with people across the lifespan and with diverse life challenges.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - practicing in Ohio.
Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific session formats are not specified in the profile.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.