- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Rick
Rick Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 30 years of experience. He combines straightforward conversation with practical steps to help people manage stress, anger, anxiety, addiction, and parenting challenges. He trained first in seminary and later completed the coursework to become an LPC in Missouri.
That mix of pastoral background and counseling education shapes a calm, listening-first approach. Rick focuses on helping people feel heard and begin to make changes that matter to daily life.
Background and approach
In sessions he uses insight-oriented work alongside techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. He helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. He also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to address intimacy and relationship concerns and to improve communication.
Rick has worked in youth behavioral hospital settings and in outpatient clinics with adults and teens. Those settings taught him how to break big problems into small steps that are easier to try between sessions. He often helps with grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and forgiveness.
People contact him about parenting stress, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and attention-related challenges such as ADHD. He encourages clear goals and practical skills so progress is visible. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's 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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Forgiveness
Approaches Rick lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Rick uses client-centered therapy to build a strong listening relationship where the person sets goals and feels understood; this approach focuses on empathy, respect, and following the client's lead to identify priorities. He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which involves noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors or coping skills to reduce anxiety, manage anger, or change patterns that interfere with parenting or relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rick will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. He checks in regularly and adjusts tools and pacing so the plan fits the client's life and progress.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship and intimacy work, phone calls can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule and to try different formats until the best fit is found.
Questions people ask about Rick
What concerns does he commonly address?
He helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, anger, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, ADHD, and forgiveness.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses a listening-first, insight-oriented style combined with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does he have?
He has 30 years of clinical experience working in youth behavioral hospital settings and outpatient clinics with adults and teens.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does the subscription and getting started process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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