About Rick
Rick Fulton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 30 years of experience. He works from a cognitive behavioral perspective and blends practical strategies with a straightforward, compassionate approach. He practices exclusively online and communicates by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
He responds to messages within about 24 hours and keeps weekday and Saturday hours for scheduled sessions. Rick focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and food-related concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How Rick works
He also addresses areas such as abandonment, codependency, communication and control issues, and forgiveness. He has treated clients with co-occurring conditions and substance use concerns in both inpatient and outpatient settings. His work often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors.
He also uses Motivational Interviewing to support readiness for change, plus Mindfulness Therapy and Narrative Therapy when those approaches fit a person’s needs. Sessions aim to leave people with practical steps they can try between meetings. Rick trained at the University of North Texas where he earned a master’s degree in counseling.
He has experience working with grief, HIV and AIDS-related issues, dual diagnosis, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. He offers Christian counseling on request while remaining inclusive of other spiritual views. Rick asks that people give 24 hours notice for missed live chat or video appointments, and he follows a two-strike rescheduling note for consecutive no-shows.
Messaging is not for on-demand counseling; responses generally arrive within a day.
Rick lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Rick works with
The areas below are the ones Rick selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How Rick Uses CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness Online
Rick uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior that keep problems going. CBT sessions focus on clear goals, simple experiments to try between meetings, and skills for managing anxiety, mood, or addictive urges.He also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. That approach is conversational and supportive, useful when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about steps like cutting back on substances or changing relationship patterns.
Mindfulness Therapy appears in sessions when slowing down and noticing thoughts and feelings helps reduce reactivity. Simple breathing and attention practices are offered as tools to manage stress and build steadier focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rick will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and adapt strategies based on what helps most. The process is collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness for change.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone can be a lower-bandwidth option, while live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make therapy more flexible around work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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