Rick Fulton - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

Accepting new clients

30 years experience

About Rick Fulton

Hello!
My hours are Monday-Friday from 10am-7pm and on Saturday from 10am-1pm. Messages after 8pm will be answered the next morning as soon as I can get to you.
I received my Masters Degree in Counseling at the University of North Texas in Denton Texas. I come from a cognitive behavioral orientation although I also use gestalt therapy. I have treated mental health and addiction issues for 29 years. I have worked with a variety of populations including people with grief issues, HIV and AIDS, dual diagnosis (addiction with a mental health disorder), couples, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression and PTSD. I have experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. I currently have a private practice in Meridian Texas. I practice exclusively online. I provide Christian counseling if you ask for it. My practice is all inclusive regardless of what you spiritual belief is or is not.

I am trained in the stages of change and motivational interviewing techniques. I am certified to teach Developing Capable Young People, a course developed by the late Stephen Glen for caregivers of young people. “My goal for clients is to establish an alliance using love, acceptance, and support. “My hope is that client’s can take something with them from each session that they can apply to their daily lives”.

Just a word about the no show policy I have. If you are going to miss an appointment for a live chat or video session please give me 24 hours notice. If you no show once I will attempt to reschedule the appointment. However after the second one in a row it is up to you to contact me about rescheduling.

I believe in providing compassion, love,and support to my clients. Please make note that I do not provide counseling on demand. So if you send me a message in the middle of my night. I will respond to your post within 24 hours. I respond to all posts within that time frame

Licenses

LPC

18221

Professional experience

Addictions
ADHD
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Eating disorders
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
LGBT
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Abandonment
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia

Clinical Approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“I think he is very knowledgeable in his field of expertise. He listens to understand and guides me with learning my own behaviors”

“Nice listens and provides help”

“Rick is understanding, knowledgeable, and professional. Would highly recommend to anyone who needs an attentive therapist.”

“Rick is a great. He’s very easy to talk to, down to earth, and always has great, simple solutions to the problems I deal with.”

“Rick is great! I highly recommend him!”

“Dr.Fulton is a kind man who takes his time to fully understand his patients and there struggles he's been helping me with addiction and his ways are truly helping me fight cravings on nicotine If not for Dr.Fulton I probably would have slipped more than once this week”

“Rick is a kind, no-nonsense therapist who has some great strategies for dealing with anxiety.”

“Rick has been very helpful in our marriage counseling. He makes sure we are both engaged and keeps us challenged with homework each week. He has provided us with various tools to try. He has years of experience in the field and lots of wisdom. I am really thankful for his counseling.”

“Rick has been so awesome. And very supportive. His grace, is teaching me patience with myself.”

“He is very kind and listens well. He gives grat advice and the homework he gives me helps me improve.”

“Great job”

“Ive gained a lot of insight from our sessions. I was able to identify where my anger and insecurities were stemming from and how to manage these issues in a more productive way.”

“I have enejoyed working with Rick and found him very helpful, but have decided to pursue in-person therapy in my area.”

“Rick is kind, laidback, honest, and gives me hope.”

“I’ve been working with Rick for a little over a year. A year ago, I was incredibly reactive and ready to escalate anything at all into either utter panic or fury. Yesterday I almost missed an important work task- a year ago, I would absolutely have cried and yelled and panicked that I would be fired. Yesterday I decided to be calm, because getting upset wouldn’t fix it faster. If that isn’t a five-star review, I don’t know what is.”

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