Ricky Lomax

Ricky Lomax is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 20 years of experience helping people face stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. He works with clients on intimacy questions, parenting concerns, and issues tied to attachment and abandonment. His approach aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about and to help people find day-to-day ways to feel steadier.

Ricky focuses on practical goals. Sessions often look at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and relationships. He uses a mix of Trauma-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and client-centered conversation to help people notice what matters and act on it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused techniques are also part of his toolkit.

Clients can expect straightforward talk, skill practice, and help building clearer communication. He pays attention to life transitions, blended family questions, adoption and foster care concerns, and the strain of chronic illness or cancer. Ricky also supports people dealing with domestic violence, divorce, and commitment or codependency struggles.

With two decades of work in clinical settings, he brings steady experience to difficult problems. His Oregon background informs his sensitivity to cultural differences and the realities people bring into sessions. Ricky aims to make therapy a place to repair, plan, and practice change.

He offers help for a wide range of concerns including bipolar symptoms, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), chronic pain, and communication difficulties. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session to see how his style fits the client’s needs.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of traumatic events. It looks at how memories, reactions, and avoidance affect daily life and helps people build coping skills to reduce their long-term impact.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills for noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. It emphasizes identifying personal values and taking small actions that align with what matters most to the person.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ricky will work with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they check what helps most and adjust the plan as work progresses.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people join from different locations when travel or distance would otherwise be a barrier. Licensed professionals adapt the chosen therapy techniques to work well in remote sessions and prioritize practical tools you can use between meetings.