Rick Fulton, LPC

Rick Fulton maintains a private, online-only counseling practice based in Meridian, Texas. He earned a Masters Degree in Counseling from the University of North Texas in Denton and is credentialed as an LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides therapeutic services in Texas. With nearly three decades of direct work in mental health and addiction treatment, he brings experience from both inpatient and outpatient settings to his practice.

Rick works from a cognitive behavioral orientation while also integrating other therapeutic methods when appropriate. He has supported people facing grief, HIV and AIDS, dual diagnosis involving addiction and mental health disorders, couples, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. He is trained in the stages of change model and in motivational interviewing techniques, and he holds certification to teach Developing Capable Young People, a caregiver course developed by the late Stephen Glen.

He offers Christian counseling upon request while maintaining an inclusive practice regardless of a person’s spiritual beliefs. His stated aim is to build a therapeutic alliance founded on love, acceptance, and support, and to help clients leave sessions with practical tools they can apply in daily life. His hours are Monday through Friday from 10am to 7pm and Saturday from 10am to 1pm, and messages sent after 8pm are typically answered the next morning. He does not provide counseling on demand and generally responds to messages within 24 hours. The practice includes a no-show policy that encourages 24 hours notice for missed live chat or video appointments, with rescheduling handled after a single missed session and client-initiated contact expected after repeated no-shows.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is practical and skills-based, and is often used for concerns such as anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented approach that helps people explore their own motivations for change. It is especially helpful for substance use challenges, ambivalence about change, and stages-of-change work.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-focused awareness and self-regulation techniques that can reduce reactivity and improve coping with difficult emotions or trauma-related symptoms. It is often paired with other approaches to support emotional resilience.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rick Fulton works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and to select or combine approaches that fit the individual. Licensed professionals tailor methods over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Because his practice is provided exclusively online, therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, accessibility for people in different locations across Texas, and multiple ways to communicate so clients can choose what feels most comfortable and practical for their lives.