About Ricardo
Ricardo Bolton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns. He works with issues like low self-esteem, grief, addiction, and intimacy-related problems. Ricardo speaks English and practices from Texas, drawing on nine years of clinical experience.
He keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on what feels most urgent to the person in front of him. Ricardo aims to help people name their thoughts and feelings, make clearer decisions, and find small steps they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
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 led groups addressing domestic violence and substance use, and has worked with veterans on military-specific concerns. In therapy he combines talking with hands-on strategies.
He uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to challenge unhelpful thinking. He also draws on attachment-informed work to improve connection and on acceptance-focused methods to cope with painful emotions. Ricardo aims to be a steady, practical presence in sessions.
He helps people re-establish a sense of self beyond past hurts. The work often centers on adjusting everyday routines, improving communication, and building coping skills that fit a person’s life.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to reduce symptoms of anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating to others.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, past attempts, and preferences, then suggest approaches to try together. That plan can be adjusted as progress is made and needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines and comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is a problem. Live chat or messaging can be useful for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone needs flexible, quick access between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or caregiving schedules while still using the chosen therapeutic methods.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- 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