- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Gottman Method
About Rick
Rick (Richard) Jackson is a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Minnesota with ten years of practice experience. He works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, grief, and other concerns that come from patterns learned in the family of origin.
He focuses on how early relationship roles and expectations still affect current life. Sessions look at communication problems, attachment issues, and what people do when they feel overwhelmed. He also helps with workplace stress, career shifts, and coping with major life changes.
Rick uses clear, straightforward conversation to help people recognize repeating patterns. He draws on approaches such as attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral ideas to make connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Conversations often include practical steps people can try between sessions.
He often addresses concerns linked to parenting, blended families, adoption and foster care, and feelings of abandonment or emptiness. Other areas he sees include ADHD, dissociation, anger, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue.
Clients can expect a collaborative process that emphasizes stronger self-understanding and improved relationship skills. The work is paced to individual needs and may include skill practice, communication strategies, and reflection about family-of-origin patterns. Those interested are asked to complete the usual intake steps before scheduling a first appointment.
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Rick commonly uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and trust. That approach helps people who notice repeating roles or closeness issues from their family of origin interact differently today.He also uses client-centered principles, which focus on listening and following the pace a person sets. This helps people feel heard while they sort out values, decisions, and emotional reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and to try small experiments and skill practice between sessions. CBT is often useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and practical coping skills.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before, and will collaborate with the client to choose methods that feel useful. That decision is reviewed as therapy progresses.
Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time for appointments. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent while balancing daily responsibilities.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family-related concerns, plus parenting, grief, self-esteem, and career issues.
What is his general therapeutic style?
He uses a collaborative, conversational style that links early relationship patterns to current behavior and feelings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has ten years of professional experience as a clinician in Minnesota.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in Minnesota.
Does he work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He accepts international clients; confirm any location-specific details before booking.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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