Rick George, LICSW

Rick George welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn. He speaks plainly and listens carefully to help people sort through difficult feelings and everyday habits. Rick is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, with ten years of experience and a focus on practical change.

He offers straightforward work on thoughts and everyday habits using cognitive behavioral ideas as a base. That means looking at patterns in thinking and behavior and testing small changes to get different results. He also draws on solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable goals and psychodynamic ideas to understand how past experiences affect present choices.

Sessions aim to help people feel heard, figure out what matters most, and make choices that fit their life. Rick talks through options with each person and helps build step-by-step plans for change. He pays attention to relationship concerns, addictions, grief, stress, sleep problems, and many other struggles listed in his specialties.

Rick works in Washington and speaks English. He welcomes people who want help with coping, decision making, and reshaping daily routines. Practical tools and honest conversation are central to his way of working.

To begin, he encourages people to reflect on what they want to change and what a better day looks like. From there he helps set goals and track small wins toward a clearer path forward.

How his approaches fit into online therapy

Rick uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice thought patterns and try small behavior changes that can improve daily life. CBT work online often includes setting clear, short-term goals and practicing new responses between sessions to change habits and reduce symptoms.

He also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people resolve mixed feelings about change, especially with addictions and habit-related concerns. That approach focuses on personal values and boosting a person’s own reasons to shift behavior rather than simply giving advice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rick will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and past attempts at change, and then choose strategies together. He sees therapy as a collaborative process where the plan adjusts based on what helps most.

The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and check in from a quieter place. It can also allow a shorter phone check-in when bandwidth or scheduling requires a briefer contact. Ask about which formats are offered so you can pick what fits your routine.