- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Rick
Rick Clements is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience who helps people untangle stress, anxiety, and parenting concerns. He focuses on real problems and practical steps, not jargon. He tells it plainly: life is complicated and getting help is okay.
He begins by listening closely to understand what matters most to each person. Then he helps identify the few issues that need attention right now. Sessions focus on clear, usable tools and steady follow-up to see what’s working.
Background and approach
Rick has worked with a wide range of issues across his career, including grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related struggles, addiction, sleeping problems, anger, and mood concerns like depression and bipolar. He also addresses practical life stresses such as career decisions, midlife shifts, and questions around purpose.
Parenting shows up often in his work, along with adoption and foster care matters, fatherhood questions, attachment and family of origin issues, and navigating forgiveness, guilt, or shame. He also supports people facing end-of-life concerns and those coping with compassion fatigue. Sessions are collaborative and steady.
Rick provides tools, checks progress, and adjusts plans as needed. He aims to help people move from feeling stuck to having clearer choices and more manageable days.
What Rick works with
Everything Rick lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rick helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based methods and flexible online care
Rick uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and relationship repair. One common approach helps people identify patterns from past experiences and how those patterns affect current relationships and parenting; it supports building new ways of relating and clearer communication. Another approach emphasizes step-by-step skill building for managing mood, anxiety, sleep, and anger - teaching concrete coping skills and routines to reduce overwhelm.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. He will work collaboratively to match methods to the client’s goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking progress, and adjusting the plan together if something isn’t working.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching-style exchanges, or quick coping reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work lives.
Questions people ask about Rick
What kinds of concerns can Rick help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and parenting challenges among many other issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He listens first, then focuses on practical tools and steady follow-up to see what helps and what needs changing.
How much experience does he have?
He has 25 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Utah.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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