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Janice Ricks

Supportive social worker for family challenges

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Credentials
LISW
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Janice

Janice Ricks is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing from Ohio with 11 years of therapy experience. She focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Janice emphasizes practical steps and steady support so people can move forward from hard times.

She draws on straightforward therapeutic methods to address relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Janice also works with people facing trauma, bipolar disorder, and challenges related to identity and the LGBT community.

Background and approach

Her background includes work with blended families, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and aging-related concerns. Janice uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions. She helps clients identify values, test new behaviors, and change unhelpful thinking.

Sessions focus on small, doable steps and what a person wants their life to look like. Her style is direct and empathetic. She listens without judgment and helps people clarify goals.

Parents and caregivers who worry about family dynamics often find the practical focus especially useful. Janice offers sessions in English and works with clients across Ohio. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

To start, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for life transitions, stress, and persistent anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that worsen mood or stress. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with difficult situations.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Janice treats the decision as a collaboration and will help figure out which methods fit a persons goals and preferences. She adjusts strategies over time based on how practical steps are working for each client.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make scheduling easier for busy families and people with limited mobility. The range of options also lets clients use the communication style they find most comfortable while keeping the same therapeutic focus on real-world change and problem solving.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
Janice works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and related family and relationship issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a practical, empathetic approach that focuses on goals and small steps. Sessions are conversational and action-oriented.
What is her clinical background?
She has 11 years of therapy experience and more years in social work practice overall.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LISW credential with license OH LISW I.0600028-SUPV and offers services from Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Janice offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does pricing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

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