About Ricki
Ricki Pribyl is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) in Minnesota with eight years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, mood disorders, and life transitions. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable. Ricki focuses on practical support so people can feel steadier in day-to-day life.
She helps people work through career difficulties, bipolar disorder, depression, and addiction concerns.
How Ricki works
She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and social anxiety. Additional areas include caregiver stress, postpartum depression, cancer-related concerns, and codependency issues. Ricki aims to create an open environment where feelings and thoughts can be shared without fear of judgment.
Sessions emphasize clear goals and real-life strategies people can try between meetings. She combines listening with concrete tools to help clients cope and make small, sustainable changes. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Ricki draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailors them to the situation at hand. She helps clients develop coping skills, manage symptoms, and rebuild confidence after hard experiences. Ricki offers sessions that fit different needs, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
People can begin by using the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
What Ricki works with
The areas below are the ones Ricki selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Ricki works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on improving coping and mood. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try alternative ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms; it is useful for stress, social anxiety, and mood concerns. Another approach emphasizes building practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving day-to-day functioning; this helps with anger, bipolar mood shifts, and coping after loss or trauma.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ricki will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. She adjusts strategies over time based on what helps most in real life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when video is difficult, live chat can be a quicker check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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