About Ricky
Ricky Jones is a licensed professional counselor with 34 years of experience. He practices in Delaware and focuses on helping people facing stress and anxiety. He aims to create a respectful, sensitive space where people can begin to make changes.
Ricky listens first and tailors conversations to each person's situation. He helps people talk through relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and mood concerns. He also supports those dealing with addiction, anger, or questions about intimacy and self-esteem.
Background and approach
His work uses clear tools rather than abstract language. He draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques, skills from dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness practices to help people manage thoughts, feelings, and reactions. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing can be part of the plan for trauma-related concerns when appropriate.
Sessions are collaborative. Ricky and the person seeking help set goals together and check progress over time. He focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions to cope with panic, low mood, or the stress of life changes.
People come with a wide range of issues, from bipolar mood shifts and personality worries to compassion fatigue and aging-related stress. Ricky adapts his style to fit each person's needs and preferences, using straightforward language and concrete strategies.
Online approaches and how they help
Ricky commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness techniques in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily sensations so they can respond more calmly instead of reacting automatically.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ricky will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before to choose methods that fit. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on progress and what feels useful to the person seeking help.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people speak face to face and use visual cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text messaging works for brief updates, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit care into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Delaware
- Languages
- English
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