Hello!

I’m Ruth Christine Dimagmaliw, but you can call me “Ruth” or “Ruthie.” I’m a therapist, clinical supervisor, training consultant, and a passionate community organizer.

As a second-generation Filipina-American raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, I bring a heart for collective care, cultural wisdom, and systemic change into every space I enter whether I’m working one-on-one with clients, mentoring therapists, or building networks of healing in my community.

From a young age, I found belonging and expression through traditional Filipino folk dancing - first in my local church, later on stage at my college’s Pilipino Cultural Celebration. These early roots taught me the power of storytelling, resilience, and community connection. That sense of purpose led me to the nonprofit world, where I created programs across philanthropy, education, and mental health always centering strategically undervalued communities.

But even as I moved through the systems designed to serve, I experienced how those same systems failed so many of us, especially therapists of color. As an associate therapist, I endured a toxic supervision experience that left me questioning my worth and capacity. I cried. I sought therapy for myself. I placed boundaries. And I made a vow: when I got licensed, I would become the supervisor I never had.

That promise became the cornerstone of my work.

As a clinical supervisor in an educational nonprofit, I witnessed firsthand the toll of leadership structures steeped in systemic racism. I saw BIPOC clinicians carrying the emotional weight of their clients, school staff, and communities with little support. I watched as performative leadership protected the bottom line instead of honoring the people it claimed to serve. As the only supervisor of color, I was expected to do it all: advocate, heal, absorb, endure. I became a martyr for the mission. And eventually, I realized: I couldn’t keep pouring into systems that were never built with us in mind.

So I left and I built something of my own.

Today, my practice is a space for collective healing and transformation. I support individuals and therapists in reconnecting to their power, rewriting harmful narratives, and creating lasting impact in their lives and communities. Whether you’re seeking therapy or supervision, you deserve care that honors your whole self: your culture, your history, your voice.

When I’m not working with clients or mentoring therapists, I serve as the Community Engagement Director for Therapinxy, where I deepen my work within the Filipino/x/a community through workshops, collaborations, and resource-sharing. I help people heal, so they can lead, thrive, and transform the systems around them.

Let’s create that space for you.