Ruth King’s group work is often referred to as “ceremony.” She is called upon to harmonize polarization and unify ignorance especially in environments when there is a strong “us” and “them.” She believes that when we are in opposition, a third thing is trying to teach us something we don’t already know. Because she believes we are all teachers, her work is more experiential than lecture. The urgency to know, get things done, or have immediate results play second fiddle to the experience of being present to what “now” is attempting to teach us. Ruth believes that the piercing and potent quality of conflict is a powerful pathway to liberation, connection, and creativity.
Ruth’s advanced trainings benefit leaders, therapists, educators, counselors, trauma workers, social workers, consultants, community organizers, in fact anyone interested in: (a) making positive use of intense emotions in groups; (b) recognizing with compassion the subtleties of our humanness in group life, and; (c) facilitating wholesome outcomes with comfort and skill.
We are excited to offer three areas of mindful development for professionals:
Ruth King is available to augment your professional services by providing short-term coaching to your professional staff with a focus on emotional mastery and well-being.
“Ruth King teaches us that one of the more difficult things a therapist can sustain is the experience of a raging client, especially when the rage is focused directly at the therapist. Yet, at some point in every therapist’s career, he or she will be challenged to do their own work around rage for the purpose of embodying a compassionate container large enough to hold and transform rage, whatever it’s source. Ruth King is a gifted healer and guide to therapists looking to maintain self-leadership in the face of rage. A master skilled and natural at helping people to explore and transform their own rage.” -Noah Rubinstein, LMFT, Executive Director, GoodTherapy.org
“I have referred clients to this deeply experiential retreat [Celebration of Rage] who are afraid of their anger and either stuff it or feel out of control with it. The safe space that Ruth creates, and being intensively in the process over many days, has been beneficial to my clients and enhanced our ongoing work beautifully. Ruth King is a joy: a seasoned and skilled practitioner supporting therapists and their clients to break through to rage and other emotions. I would highly recommend this retreat for any woman that wants to deepen and accelerate her healing process.” Claire-Elizabeth DeSophia, Psychotherapist, Oakland, CA
What Others are Saying:
“I have loved working with Ruth for the past 12 years. I have been in her phenomenal Healing Rage workshop and have sought her council over the years. Her spirit and generosity is unparalleled, and her sageness warms my heart.” -Susan J. Bethanis, Ed.D., CEO/Founder, Mariposa Leadership, Inc.
“Ruth lives a life of commitment to the truth; the truth of our inherent human goodness. Ruth’s commitment to her own truth is a beacon that welcomes us all into our own. She’s passionate and compassionate. Ruth’s way of being inspires others to open to what’s possible. She does her work with respect, humor, warm heart, and wisdom. Her work in diversity, spirituality, leadership, community building, motivation, and healing is a gift to all. I am proud to highly recommend Ruth King to all who are willing to accept this gift.” Diane Woods, Coach, Circle Convener, Instructor, Facilitator, and principle of Diane Woods Consulting
“Healing Rage is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to understand and be aware of rage-where it comes from, how it functions, and how to both preserve its wisdom and ease its destructive potential. Ruth King is an engaging, clear writer who generously shares teaching stories from her life, those she has helped, and her mentors. But readers who expect to be spoon-fed information, beware-this book is filled with specific tools that will inspire and motivate you to actively confront rage. Therapists will want to pass this compassionate, non-pathologizing book on to clients.” -Sue N. Elkind, Ph.D., Author, Resolving Impasses in Therapeutic Relationships
“In Healing Rage, Ruth King accomplishes what is nearly impossible: she puts a taboo, complex, challenge–female rage–into a textured, grounded context, so it can be seen for what it is, learned from, and integrated into our real daily lives. Her years of therapeutic practice, spiritual development and deep reflection shine through on every page. This is a book of liberation for women and men, a treasure trove from a wise and kind heart.” -James Flaherty, New Ventures West
“Ruth King offered a workshop to the National Association of Social Workers. She did the unthinkable by exploring the clinical manifestations, disguises, and uses of rage. We found her workshop incredibly useful and highly recommend it to other professionals.” Felicia Parker-Rogers, LCSW, ACSW, BCD, RYT, Chair, NASW – Charlotte/Mecklenburg LPU
