- Stress management
- Anxiety support
- Life purpose focus
About Rickia
Rickia Jessup-Clowney is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Carolina with five years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She also addresses related concerns such as attachment, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, and feelings of emptiness.
Her approach treats the person as the expert in their own story. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and practical steps clients can use to manage difficult emotions and daily challenges. Conversations are direct and goal-oriented, with attention to what feels most urgent for the client.
Rickia helps people sort through motivation, confidence, and patterns that keep them stuck after big changes at work, in relationships, or in health. She listens for recurring themes like shame, guilt, impulsivity, or trouble communicating, and then works with clients to try different ways of responding.
In sessions she emphasizes gradual progress rather than quick fixes. That can mean shorter, concrete skills to use between meetings and longer discussions about meaning and purpose when clients are ready. The focus on life purpose appears as one area she supports when clients ask about what matters next.
Her practice is offered in English and based in South Carolina. People who want to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary by location.
Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits
Rickia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and patterns that keep people stuck. One common approach she uses focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. This method helps people notice thinking patterns and try different responses in daily situations.Another approach emphasizes feeling and relationship patterns tied to attachment and abandonment. It helps clients recognize how past relationships shape current reactions and practice new ways of communicating and setting boundaries. These sessions often include skill-building for clearer communication and managing strong emotions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust techniques over time so sessions remain practical and relevant.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so prospective clients should confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules require them. Licensed professionals often find remote sessions helpful for consistent follow-up and for trying new skills in daily life without rearranging routines.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, and feelings of emptiness.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She treats the client as the expert of their story and focuses on strengths. Sessions mix practical steps for daily coping with conversations about longer term goals.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional work experience supporting adults with anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, and motivation or confidence issues.
What credential and location are listed?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensed in South Carolina and practices from that state.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are offered to people within the therapist's permitted region.
How do costs and billing work?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact costs vary with location and are provided during the sign-up process.
What are the steps to get started?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.