Janice Ricks, LISW

Janice Ricks is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 11 years of focused experience providing therapy to individuals and families. She combines a long career in social work and higher education with contemporary clinical practice, drawing on training in evidence-based methods to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, mood disorders, and life transitions.

Her background includes teaching in social work programs and developing workshops for diverse audiences, which informs a strengths-based, educational approach to therapy. She has worked with teens, adults, older adults, and members of the LGBTQ+ community, including gender-variant individuals, and brings experience addressing issues such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, body image, and intimacy-related concerns.

Janice integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered techniques, and solution-focused strategies to tailor care to each person’s needs. She values the resilience people bring to change and emphasizes collaboration, practical skills, and personal strengths to support movement toward a more fulfilling life. Janice welcomes those ready to take the first step and is committed to helping clients find approaches that fit their goals and preferences.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Janice Ricks uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and take committed action toward meaningful goals. ACT is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions where shifting perspective and purposeful action can reduce suffering and increase engagement with life.

She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-oriented and is commonly used for anxiety, depression, mood regulation, and coping with trauma symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Janice works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods over time so that therapy remains relevant and effective for that individual.

Online therapy offers flexible options that fit busy schedules and varying comfort levels. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, clients can access licensed professionals from home or elsewhere, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and choose the format that best supports their progress.