About Rick
Rick George helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. He speaks plainly and listens closely so clients can talk through their concerns and start making small, steady changes. Rick’s first aim is to make therapy feel practical and understandable for each person.
He draws on ten years of experience as a LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) in Washington. He often uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors.
How Rick works
He also brings in solution-focused ideas to set concrete goals and psychodynamic perspectives to look at recurring patterns that come from past experience. Sessions tend to focus on clear steps people can take between meetings, such as testing a new behavior, practicing a different way of talking to someone, or trying a short coping skill for anxiety or sleep.
Rick works with issues including addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, anxiety and depression, grief, parenting strain, career questions, and trauma or abuse. He also addresses specific topics like hoarding, process addictions, polyamory or non-monogamous relationship concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and sexual or intimacy-related struggles. His style balances practical change and exploring deeper life patterns.
People who prefer a mix of straightforward tools and thoughtful reflection may find this approach useful. Rick aims to help clients make clearer choices and build skills that fit their daily life. To begin, he asks people to describe what matters most to them now and what small steps they want to try first.
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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use online
Rick commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing in his online work. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change addictive patterns. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that helps people clarify their own reasons for change and build motivation for steps like reducing substance use or trying new relationship habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rick will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then try methods that fit those priorities. He treats approach as a collaborative choice and adjusts methods based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options allow people to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or travel without losing continuity of care.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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