About Gregory
Gregory Rico is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, or facing changes that feel overwhelming. He works with clients on relationship and intimacy concerns, LGBT-related issues, and struggles like addiction, grief, and low self-esteem.
His style is straightforward and respectful. He listens first, then shapes sessions around each person's needs. Conversations are aimed at practical steps and clearer thinking, not abstract theory.
How Gregory works
Gregory uses techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution-focused methods. That means he pays attention to how people experience things, looks for patterns in thoughts and behaviors, and helps set short-term goals that bring relief. Sessions may include talking through recent events, testing small changes between meetings, and tracking what helps.
He also offers support for issues such as sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, body image, attachment worries, and caregiving strain. He approaches gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS concerns, and questions about sexuality with sensitivity. He aims to create a calm, practical space where people can work through what matters to them and move toward clearer decisions.
Gregory lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Gregory works with
The areas below are the ones Gregory selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and responding to your experience. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what matters to you, and helps clarify your goals so sessions feel focused and respectful.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. Online sessions often combine conversation with simple exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving between meetings, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.
Solution-focused therapy centers on small, practical steps and immediate goals. It is useful for people who want clear, short-term changes and will often result in homework or experiments to try before the next session.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with you to choose or blend methods based on your needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Chat and messaging allow ongoing notes, brief check-ins, and flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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