About
Chuck Ruby, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist based in Maryland who has practiced since 1997. He is General Manager of The Pinnacle Center for Mental Health and Human Relations, a group practice in southern Maryland, and also runs a solo telehealth practice. He frames emotional and behavioral struggles as understandable human reactions rather than medical illnesses, drawing on humanistic, existential, and person-centered approaches. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (1979-1999), the author of 'Smoke and Mirrors: How You Are Being Fooled About Mental Illness,' and Executive Director of the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP).
Services
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Life Transitions
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Grief
- PTSD
- Trauma
- Suicidal Ideation
- Substance Use
- Humanistic
- Existential
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Psychodynamic
- Person-Centered
- Narrative
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Interpersonal
- Integrative
State licenses
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Maryland · License #03372 · Psychologist Active
Reputation
- Healthgrades Rated 2.5 / 5 4 reviews
In the field
Interviews
Publications
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 13 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: name, credentials, license number 03372, location, fee, insurance, specialties, modalities, photo (psychologytoday.com)
provider website
- Bio, philosophy, PSYPACT mention, book, phone number [redacted] (chuckruby.com)
- Practice tagline and contact (chuckruby.com)
NPPES registry
- NPI 1649310715, taxonomy Psychologist Clinical, MD license 3372, address [redacted] (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
practice website (Pinnacle Center)
- Role as Director/General Manager, group practice location (pinnaclecenter.com)
Healthgrades directory
- Rating 2.5/5 from 4 reviews; NPI match confirms identity (healthgrades.com)
WebMD directory
- Zero reviews; two practice locations (Waldorf and Welcome, MD); insurance list differs from PT listing (doctor.webmd.com)
ISEPP organization page
- Bio: military career, Executive Director role since 2015, headshot photo (psychintegrity.org)
web search aggregation (Mad in America long bio)
- 1995 FSU PhD, licensed in MD since 1997, 20-year Air Force career, general manager of Pinnacle Center since 2002 (madinamerica.com)
Freedom Magazine (Church of Scientology-affiliated publication)
- Military career details and views on psychiatric medication (Operation Speak Up veterans advocacy); note this outlet has an editorial anti-psychiatry stance (freedommag.org)
web search (LinkedIn snippet)
- LinkedIn profile exists: Executive Director, ISEPP (linkedin.com)
podcast directory
- Podcast appearance discussing 'Is Mental Illness a Myth?' (podcasts.apple.com)
bookseller listing
- Book: Smoke and Mirrors: How You Are Being Fooled About Mental Illness (amazon.com)