Ricky Lomax, LPC

Ricky Lomax is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 20 years of experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, trauma and intimacy-related issues. He also works with people facing bipolar symptoms, adoption and foster care challenges, and issues around attachment and abandonment.

Ricky uses straightforward, talk-based work to help people understand their thoughts and everyday habits. He listens for patterns that get in the way of daily life and offers practical ways to change them. Sessions focus on small, doable steps that build toward better routines and clearer thinking.

His approach blends methods that emphasize values, present-moment choice, and problem solving. That means clients might learn ways to change unhelpful thinking, practice new habits, and try short exercises between sessions. The aim is to make daily life feel more manageable and purposeful.

Ricky draws on two decades of clinical experience to help people improve communication and repair relationship patterns. He pays attention to how past hurts shape current interactions and supports building safer ways of relating. He also guides people coping with chronic illness, body image concerns, and the emotional fallout of major life changes.

Clients describe practical, goal-focused work that also makes space for personal reflection. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session based on the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. It focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing meaningful behavior instead of getting stuck in worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and everyday habits that fuel anxiety or low mood. Those skills often include short exercises and homework to practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed based on how the work is going.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, or choose a session style that feels most comfortable for a check-in. It also lets people work on thoughts and everyday habits using exercises and between-session tasks that integrate into daily routines.