About Dr. Cruise

Ruth Cruise, Ph.D., is a Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral (DBT) Therapist. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Boston University, where she served as Clinical Fellow at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) for two years. She completed her internship at McLean Hospital and her postdoctoral fellowship at McLean’s 3East Adolescent DBT Residential Program prior to working in the McLean Gunderson Outpatient Program and Adult Outpatient Clinic. For 10 years she held an appointment at Harvard Medical School, where she supervised Harvard psychiatry residents in individual and group therapy. She has been in full-time private practice since 2018. She works with individuals, families, and groups with mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. Her doctoral research focused on meaning making and benefit finding in response to self-identified life turning points. In her clinical work, particular areas of interest include women’s empowerment and overall health; meaning making in response to trauma and loss; individuation and identity in young adults; and the challenges that frequently arise in creating and raising a family.

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