Rick Miller, LPC

Rick Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience. He draws on counseling and seminary study to help people talk through stress, grief, anger, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. He aims to create a calm setting where people feel understood and able to make changes.

His background includes work with youth in a behavioral hospital and with adults and teens in outpatient settings. Those experiences shaped the way he listens and asks questions so people can see patterns that matter. He uses insight-oriented methods to help people identify what gets in the way of their goals and to try new ways of responding.

Rick uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to connect thoughts and actions, helping clients spot unhelpful thinking and test different responses. He also uses client-centered techniques to make space for each person’s perspective and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas when relationships and emotional bonding are central concerns. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing tools are woven in when they fit the person’s goals.

He often helps people work through parenting stress, intimacy and relationship difficulties, addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD-related struggles, and major life changes. Forgiveness and healing after loss are also areas he focuses on.

Sessions are practical and conversational. Rick helps clients set clear goals, try manageable steps between sessions, and track what changes. He encourages steady progress and works at a pace the client finds comfortable.

How Rick blends therapy approaches online

Rick commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people connect thoughts, feelings, and actions; this approach focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood. He also uses client-centered therapy, which centers the session on the person’s perspective and supports them as they find their own solutions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are used when relationship patterns and emotional bonds are central concerns, helping people name emotions and shift interaction patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what the person notices is changing.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and chat or text can work for brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions, maintain momentum, and try different ways of working without traveling to an office.