About Jack
Jack Richey draws on 20 years of clinical experience to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family struggles, parenting and intimacy-related issues, bipolar mood concerns, and challenges such as ADHD, anger, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
He works with additional focus areas including abandonment, blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication and commitment problems, divorce and separation, fatherhood issues, and struggles with guilt, shame, isolation, and life purpose. His style blends warmth and practical problem-solving, emphasizing a client-centered stance that honors each person’s goals while introducing evidence-based techniques where helpful.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Solution-Focused Therapy helps clients build actionable steps toward change. Jack’s LCSW credential reflects his advanced training in social work and clinical practice in Illinois.
Clients can expect a collaborative process aimed at clarifying priorities, reducing symptoms, and strengthening coping skills. He offers guidance for career and life transitions, coaching-oriented support, and focused work on family of origin issues to help people move toward clearer purpose and healthier relationships.
Approaches That Guide Online Sessions
Jack integrates client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person’s own goals; this approach helps when someone needs a respectful, nonjudgmental space to explore feelings and values. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify patterns of thinking and behavior and to build practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy is employed to highlight strengths and create small, achievable steps forward so clients can see tangible progress in day-to-day life.Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the collaborative work. He partners with clients to assess needs, set goals, and adapt techniques so the plan fits individual preferences and evolving circumstances rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy with Jack is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different routines and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain regular appointments amid busy schedules, to revisit skills between sessions, and to access care without geographic barriers while working with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English