Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coaching
How Rick works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rick
Rick George is a licensed independent clinical social worker with ten years of experience. He works with people who are dealing with things like anger, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and stress. He aims to offer a calm space where someone can be heard and start to make changes that feel manageable.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a foundation and blends in solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas. That means sessions often include practical tools to change thoughts and behaviors, along with time to look at deeper patterns from a person’s past.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing is used when making changes feels especially hard or when someone is stuck. In sessions he helps people sort through their history and current choices. Conversations focus on small, realistic steps and clearer decision making.
Clients work on coping with life changes, improving self-esteem, managing relationships, and addressing process or sex addictions when relevant. Rick explains approaches in plain language and partners with people to set goals they care about. He has experience with issues such as hoarding, hospice and end-of-life concerns, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and compassion fatigue.
His style combines practical techniques with attention to underlying emotional patterns. Rick practices in Washington and offers services in English. He accepts international clients and works with people at different stages of change who want guidance, tools, and space to reflect.
What Rick works with
Everything Rick lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rick's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Jealousy
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
Approaches Rick lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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.
How specific approaches work online and fit your needs
Rick uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often includes simple, practical exercises and home tasks that translate well to video or messaging formats and can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep issues.He also draws on Motivational Interviewing when someone is ambivalent about change. This approach focuses on building motivation and resolving mixed feelings, which can be addressed through short phone check-ins, text coaching, or longer video sessions depending on what feels helpful.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a shared process. Rick will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and the issues they want to tackle, then suggest ways of working that fit those priorities. He adapts methods over time as needs change so the plan stays practical and useful.
Online formats offer flexibility for different rhythms of life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice, phone sessions suit times when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Questions people ask about Rick
What concerns does Rick help address?
He helps with a wide range of concerns including anger, addiction, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, and career or life transition challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Sessions combine practical tools and reflective work. He uses strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while also looking at deeper patterns from life history.
What is his professional background?
He has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on a variety of mental health and behavioral concerns.
Which credentials and region apply to this clinician?
Rick holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential (LICSW) and practices in Washington state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.