- Family of origin issues
- Addictions and recovery
- CBT and narrative work
About Teal
Teal Dick is an Alabama Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 27 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. He also works with people coping with addictions, parenting strains, and family-related problems including family of origin issues and blended family challenges.
Teal centers conversations on what matters most to the client. He listens for patterns that come from early family roles and expectations. Then he looks for small, practical shifts that reduce everyday conflict and increase clarity about limits and responsibilities.
His approach draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to address current coping and thinking patterns. He also uses narrative and Jungian perspectives when exploring life meaning or deeper personal themes. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, concrete skills, and understanding repetitive family patterns that still influence choices today.
Clients meet to talk through recent struggles and to test different ways of responding. Teal pays attention to how family history shows up in relationships and daily routines. He helps people consider changes in communication, boundaries, and self-expectations.
Practical concerns such as managing time, coping with cravings, or handling grief get worked on alongside bigger questions about purpose and identity. Teal asks straightforward questions and offers exercises people can try between meetings. The process is collaborative and paced to fit what the individual can use in their life right now.
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person in front of the therapist. It centers the client's concerns and supports the client in finding their own solutions, which can help with stress, relationships, and parenting challenges.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going. It uses concrete exercises and step-by-step techniques to reduce anxiety, manage cravings, and change unhelpful patterns in daily life.
Narrative and Jungian ideas help when people want to understand life themes, roles learned in the family, or questions of meaning. These approaches use storytelling and symbolic work to surface long-standing patterns and consider new possibilities.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those goals. This happens together, with adjustments over time based on what helps most.
The listing does not state which online session formats are offered. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how meetings are held. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy fits around work and family duties.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, addictions, parenting strain, and family of origin issues among other family-related concerns.
What is his general therapeutic style?
He uses a client-centered style focused on listening and collaboration, combined with practical techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does he have?
He has 27 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and family issues.
What credentials and location apply?
He is an LPC licensed in Alabama and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can he work with international clients?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and services; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Looking for someone else? Find them by surname.