About
- Addictions and recovery
- CBT and solution-focused
- Motivational interviewing
About Rick
Rick George is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 10 years of practice in Washington. He works with adults facing relationship strain, parenting stress, addiction concerns, mood changes, and life transitions. He also addresses issues such as grief, trauma, sleep disruption, and career stress.
Rick uses cognitive behavioral tools as a central part of his work. He brings solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas into conversations to help people notice patterns and try practical changes. Sessions are conversational and aimed at making thinking and behavior clearer and more manageable.
He helps people talk through difficult relationship dynamics and the everyday demands of parenting. That includes support for intimacy-related concerns, jealousy, and navigating non-monogamous arrangements. He also offers help for process and sex addictions, hoarding worries, and the strains that come with hospice or end-of-life situations.
Rick draws on motivational interviewing when people are weighing change. That approach supports exploring ambivalence and building momentum toward goals. CBT methods are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors between sessions.
People can expect straightforward, paced conversations about what is happening now and what might work next. Rick aims to help clients make concrete choices they can live with. To begin, readers are invited to follow the platform steps to match and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How Rick’s online work uses practical approaches
Rick draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes between sessions. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday struggles where thinking and behavior interact.He also uses motivational interviewing to explore mixed feelings about change. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting back options, and helping a person find inner reasons to try something different. Both methods can be applied to addictions, parenting challenges, and relationship decisions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels workable. That collaborative conversation guides whether more CBT tasks, motivational interviewing, or psychodynamic reflection will be emphasized.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. These practical advantages can help keep progress steady while balancing work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Rick address?
He works with addictions, relationship and parenting stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, career concerns, and related areas listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions combine cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas. Conversations aim to clarify patterns and test practical changes.
How much experience does he have?
He has ten years of clinical experience practicing as an LICSW in Washington.
What are his credentials and location?
He is a LICSW practicing in Washington with the credential listed as WA LICSW LW.
Do sessions take place in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He accepts international clients according to the profile information provided.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are used?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking through the platform.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.