Ricky Jones
Experienced counselor focused on practical change
LPC-MH Delaware
- Experience
- 34 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Languages
- English
About Ricky
Ricky Jones is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH) with 34 years of experience. He practices in Delaware and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and loss.
Background and approach
His approach is straightforward and respectful. He aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's situation.
Clients can expect calm, direct guidance and practical tools for everyday problems. Ricky uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills.
He also draws on Gottman Method ideas when helping people sort through relationship and intimacy concerns. Ricky listens for what matters most and works with clients to set clear, realistic goals.
He pays attention to how emotions, behavior, and life events connect. Sessions focus on small steps that add up to real change, like adjusting routines, practicing new skills, and rehearsing different ways of talking.
He also brings experience helping people with substance and addiction concerns, grief, anger, and identity-related stress. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, communication problems, and challenges tied to aging or intellectual disability.
The work is paced to fit each person's needs and comfort level. Ricky uses plain language in sessions and treats people with sensitivity and respect.
He encourages anyone who feels stuck to take the next step and consider a short matching questionnaire to begin scheduling.
Approaches for online care and relationship work
Ricky commonly uses Gottman Method ideas, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in online sessions. Gottman Method ideas focus on improving communication patterns, reducing harmful interactions, and strengthening connection in close relationships. CBT looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thinking. DBT emphasizes skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, helpful for anger, mood instability, and relationship strain.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and together decide which methods fit best. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what works and what a person is comfortable trying.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls are useful for full sessions with visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or other commitments.
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Experience
34+ years
Licensed in
Delaware
Languages
English