About Ricardo
Ricardo Bolton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and relationship concerns. He focuses on everyday struggles like trouble sleeping, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. He speaks English and practices from Texas.
Ricardo draws on nine years of practice to guide people through healing from trauma and repeated stressors. He uses clear, practical conversation to help clients sort through thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to re-establish a sense of self and calm in daily decisions. His background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Belhaven University. He has experience facilitating groups related to domestic violence and substance use when appropriate.
He has also worked with veterans on military-related concerns. In session Ricardo listens first and then offers straightforward tools that fit the person's goals. He borrows techniques from cognitive behavioral work and attachment-focused approaches to address patterns that get in the way of connection and wellbeing.
He also uses acceptance-based and skills-focused methods when they match the situation. People who work with Ricardo typically spend time naming the problems, learning a few skills, and trying small changes between sessions. He views therapy as a collaborative process and acts as a sounding board while helping clients make practical plans.
The pace and tools are set to the client’s needs and preferences.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Ricardo uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and often involves small exercises between sessions to test new ways of thinking and acting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and willingness - it helps people accept difficult feelings while taking actions that matter to them.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Ricardo will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. He adjusts tools based on what helps the person make progress and feel more able to manage daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, while phone calls can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for frequent check-ins, brief skills practice, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or busy days.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult 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
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi, Texas
- Languages
- English
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