Dr. Ruth Compere, LMHC
Dr. Ruth Compere is a mental health and marriage and family therapist who is passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families experience healing, restoration, and deeper connection. She is especially known for her work with couples seeking to strengthen their relationship, rebuild intimacy, and navigate complex emotional challenges.
Dr. Compere is a trauma-informed therapist with extensive experience supporting clients through a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, sexual abuse, domestic violence, adoption, interpersonal conflict, divorce or separation, and relationship challenges. She creates a safe, supportive environment where clients can process difficult experiences and move toward lasting change.
She specializes in working with married couples struggling with sex and intimacy issues, helping partners rebuild trust, improve communication, and restore both emotional and physical connection. Dr. Compere is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based approach to couples counseling that helps partners develop secure, lasting bonds.
In addition to traditional therapy, Dr. Compere offers couples intensives, providing focused, extended sessions designed to help couples make meaningful progress in a shorter period of time.
Her clinical and academic work reflects a deep commitment to addressing trauma within diverse communities. Dr. Compere’s doctoral dissertation focused on sexual trauma within the Haitian community, highlighting culturally informed approaches to healing and care.
As a Christian therapist, Dr. Compere integrates biblical principles into her work for clients who desire a faith-based approach, offering care that is both clinically sound and spiritually grounded.
Dr. Compere earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Trinity International University, and her Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University.
Her approach is rooted in compassion, clinical expertise, and a deep belief that healing and transformation are possible for every individual, couple, and family she serves.