- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Rick
Rick (Richard) Jackson is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota. He uses straightforward, practical methods to help people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. He also offers support around parenting and family-related concerns in individual sessions.
Rick favors approaches that center the person in the work. He listens first, then helps people name patterns that cause pain. From there he combines practical tools and reflective conversations to help people change how they react to hard situations.
Background and approach
Over ten years of practice have given him experience with trauma, grief, anger, and career stress. He also addresses issues such as attachment concerns, codependency, and the adjustments of adoption and foster care. His work includes attention to ADHD, dissociation, and mood challenges when they affect daily life.
Sessions often focus on improving communication, handling conflict, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. Rick draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and on attachment-based ideas to repair security in relationships. He also uses client-centered listening and moments of existential reflection when people face big life questions.
People who come to him usually want clear steps and honest feedback. He aims to help clients build tools they can use between sessions. Rick provides phone, video, live chat, and text-based options to fit different schedules and needs.
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
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rick lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online work
Rick uses attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps when people want to repair closeness, manage anxiety around partners, or understand long-standing trust issues. He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors with clear exercises and skills for everyday life.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Rick will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest techniques that fit your situation. The choice of focus is collaborative and can shift as goals change over time.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for this kind of work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for relationship and attachment work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to keep momentum between sessions and to share quick reflections or homework when a full session isn’t possible.
Questions people ask about Rick
What concerns does Rick address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns as well as trauma, grief, anger, ADHD, and related struggles.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Rick blends client-centered listening with practical strategies such as cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-informed ideas to help people make concrete changes.
How much experience does he have?
He has ten years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
He holds an LICSW credential and practices in Minnesota.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Rick offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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