Ruth Campbell, LCSW, Ph.D.

Ruth Campbell, LCSW, Ph.D.
Ruth Campbell, LCSW, Ph.D.

As a licensed LCSW clinician, I have worked with teens, young adults, couples and older adults for thirty-six years. My private practice has been operative since 1998. I generally like working with clients who are beginning to understand that they can choose their path and want to work with someone to discuss their understandings, wants, and needs as they move toward change. Originally trained by Francine Shapiro in the EMDR method, I have been certified in the AF-EMDR method for working with trauma since 2022. I am working entirely virtually at this time. I have offices in New Paltz, NY and in mid-town Manhattan.

Supervising and training Bachelor’s Degree psychology students in their field placements at the University of Michigan during my MSW training led me toward expertise in teaching, fieldwork supervision and understanding mental health issues in social work. I was an adjunct professor in the Master’s Degree Social Work program at Fordham University for seven years, teaching general social work classes and clinical assessment and diagnosis. I am creating classes for Connection Counseling’s continuing education program, and have published in the area of Ethics and the Latino use of substance use treatment services in New York. I’m beginning research on attachment styles and their relationship to trauma. I will be  supervising a mental health counseling intern at the Connections Counseling Pllc practice in Fall, 2026.

List of publications:

Campbell, R. & Coleman, R. (May, 2010). The case of Shaquila and Joseph. Social Work Today @ www.socialworktoday.com. 

Campbell, R. (2012). Factors Related to the Implementation of Best Practices in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders by Social Workers. Saarbrucken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. [Best Practice Use and Social Work]

Campbell, R. & Dewan, S. (2015). Impact of motivation and knowledge on practice: Implementing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a substance use disorder context. Poster presentation at NASW conference 2015.

Campbell, R., Dewan, S. (2023). Organizational facilitation of Latino substance use disorder treatment: Impact of COVID-19, Health Equity, 7-1, 722-730. DOI: 10.1089/heq.2022.0184.

Campbell, R., Campbell, T., & Dewan, S. E. (2026). Ethical decision-making: effects of ethical self-efficacy and uncertainty. Ethics & Behavior, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2026.2616613

Campbell, R., Dewan, S. (2026). Left Out and At Risk: Post-Pandemic Continuation of Organizational Service Reduction in Metropolitan New York City Coincides with Rise in Opiate Use and Mental Health Problems for Latinos, Int J Environ Res Public Health, 23(5): 628. doi: 10.3390/ijerph23050628

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