Rick has extensively trained and been mentored over the past decade (2004-2016) by Pia Mellody, (Facing Codependence, Facing Love Addiction
and Intimacy Factor). He has also trained (2004-2006) with Terrence Real (I Don’t Want Talk about It, How Can I Get Through to You
and The New Rules for Marriage) and gone through his Relational Life Training program.
He has completed the three-year Somatic Experiencing training program (December 2016) which is a body-based trauma model developed by Peter Levine (Waking the Tiger, In an Unspoken Voice, Trauma and Memory).
Other treatment modalities that he uses are Cognitive Behavioral, and Gestalt therapy, and has extensive group work training and teaching experience. He was a professor at the University of Cincinnati for five years teaching the core principles of counseling.
He is a lifelong learner and challenges those who study with him with the belief that training is an ongoing exciting experience to be embraced. He is committed to clinical excellence. He also believes that a key component of this certificate program encourages those who go through the training to continually explore their “own story” and thus by going through their own material will be more authentically present with their clients.