Therapist profile
Dr. Ricardo Gillispie, PhD, LCSW
LCSW - Family and parenting, life stressors
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting challenges
- Attachment issues
About Ricardo
Dr. Ricardo Gillispie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Mississippi with 51 years of experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, trauma, addiction concerns, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
He uses several common therapeutic approaches to help people address concrete problems. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage mood, handle difficult conversations, and cope with life transitions. He also supports people dealing with parenting stress, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care questions, and aging-related emotional issues.
Before retirement from private practice, he was co-owner and CEO of a group behavioral health practice. He has experience leading and developing intensive outpatient programs for geriatric patients and consulting on behavioral health services in corrections and hospital settings. Those roles included program design, staff training, and compliance review.
His background includes a PhD in Social Work and a long career in clinic leadership, program development, and teaching. In past roles he worked on mental health program audits and helped build services for populations with complex needs. That experience informs a problem-focused style with attention to systems and practical supports.
People who choose him can expect straightforward discussion of the issues they bring, clear clinical approaches named when relevant, and a focus on skills and strategies that can fit into busy home lives. He accepts clients from outside the United States and conducts work in English.
How sessions work
How his therapeutic approaches work for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being led by them. It emphasizes clarifying values and taking small, practical steps toward what matters, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them against everyday reality. CBT includes concrete exercises and behavioral experiments useful for stress, sleep problems, mood concerns, and coping with change.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating. It can support people dealing with intimacy difficulties, patterns of dependence or avoidance, and family-related conflict.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust methods over time rather than relying on a single technique.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help a busy parent or an adult caring for an older relative keep therapy consistent while working on measurable skills and communication strategies.
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Experience
51+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting concerns does he address?
He works with parenting stress, blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, and family-related communication problems.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses practical, skills-based work informed by approaches such as CBT, ACT, and attachment-focused methods to address everyday problems at home.
How much clinical experience does he bring?
He has 51 years of professional experience across private practice, outpatient program development, corrections consulting, and teaching.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds an MS and a PhD in Social Work and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Mississippi.
Can I work with him if I live abroad or speak another language?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before scheduling.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the "See online therapy options" button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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