About Ricardo
Dr. Ricardo Gillispie, PhD, LCSW helps people manage stress and anxiety. He works with issues like depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and problems with sleep or self-esteem.
He also supports people facing life changes, addiction, parenting strain, and work-related anger or burnout. He writes short, clear plans with each person. Sessions focus on practical skills people can use between meetings.
He draws on therapies that help people notice difficult thoughts, build better habits, and strengthen important relationships.
Background and approach
Dr. Gillispie trained in social work and holds a PhD in the field. He spent decades in clinical and administrative roles, including independent practice and leadership in behavioral health programs.
That background informs his practical approach to everyday problems. He has experience developing and running programs for older adults and for correctional settings, and he has taught social work at colleges. His work includes program design, staff training, and evaluation of behavioral health services.
In sessions he uses a mix of methods to match what each person needs. That can include cognitive strategies to change unhelpful thinking, acceptance-based tools to manage uncomfortable feelings, and relationship-focused techniques to improve communication. Over time he helps people set realistic goals and track progress.
Dr. Gillispie sees clients from Mississippi and accepts international clients. He conducts sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
He brings a steady, experienced perspective for people facing complex or long-term concerns.
Evidence-informed approaches in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for long-term worry, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It often helps with sleep, panic, and unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and behavior and can help with intimacy, trust, and communication problems.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust over time based on what works. Clients are invited to give feedback and to set the pace of change.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distances. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can serve as shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people connect from different places and time zones.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 51 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
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