About Rickey
Rickey McGregor is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He supports people struggling with self-esteem, career stress, anger, trauma and abuse, and family-related problems. Rickey presents a calm, respectful presence and aims to make starting therapy easier for a worried parent reading on a phone.
Rickey uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters most to each person.
How Rickey works
He works with clients to set practical goals and try out small changes that build confidence. Sessions are collaborative and focused on steps people can use between meetings. Over 13 years of practice he has helped people with issues like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and coping after disasters.
He also addresses concerns tied to divorce and separation, blended family challenges, fatherhood issues, and caregiver stress. Rickey draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. That means talking through thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, and looking at how emotions shape relationships.
People can expect a plan tailored to their situation. Rickey explains options in plain language and adjusts strategies as progress is made. He aims to support each person’s practical steps toward clearer thinking and stronger connections.
Rickey lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Rickey works with
The areas below are the ones Rickey selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
How CBT and EFT work online
Rickey commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting and testing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT helps people reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change habits that interfere with daily life. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another approach he uses to look at patterns in how people experience and respond to emotions, especially around relationships and intimacy. EFT helps people identify emotional blocks and try new ways of connecting. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods over time. That collaborative process helps make sure sessions stay practical and relevant. Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, share quick updates, or have shorter touchpoints during a workday. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into day-to-day routines.Start online instead of waiting
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