About Rick
Rick Fulton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 30 years of experience. He works from a cognitive behavioral perspective and blends practical techniques with a down-to-earth approach. He helps people who are facing anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, relationship problems, and other concerns that make daily life harder.
He uses clear, goal-oriented methods in sessions. Clients can expect conversations that identify patterns, practice new skills, and set small, doable steps for change.
Background and approach
He also draws on mindfulness and motivational approaches when those fit a person's goals and values. Rick has treated mental health and addiction concerns in both inpatient and outpatient settings. That work included supporting people with grief, bipolar disorder, co-occurring substance use and mental health issues, and trauma-related problems.
He has a long record of working with adults on life transitions, career strain, and intimacy-related problems. Sessions are offered entirely online through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. He provides faith-informed Christian counseling when asked, while making his practice welcoming to people of all spiritual backgrounds.
He asks for notice if a live chat or video appointment will be missed and will try to reschedule a first missed session. Messages sent after business hours are answered the next morning, and he responds to posts within 24 hours during the workweek.
How online CBT and motivational methods help
Rick primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a hands-on approach that looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice concrete behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.He also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people who are unsure about change. This method helps clarify personal goals, explore ambivalence, and build motivation for steps like reducing substance use or improving self-care.
Deciding which approach to use is a team process. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match the client's goals, values, and day-to-day needs. Sessions can shift over time as goals change or new challenges appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper, face-to-face work, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, brief skills practice, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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