Dr. Ricardo Gillispie, PhD, LCSW
Mississippi · 51 years in practice
Dr. Ricardo Gillispie, PhD, LCSW helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, grief, and life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Mississippi
- C0082 · expires April 2028
- NPI
- 1699797944 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 51
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ricardo
Dr. Ricardo Gillispie, PhD, LCSW helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, grief, and life changes. He also works with issues like parenting strain, sleep problems, low self-esteem, anger, and intimacy concerns.
He brings more than five decades of clinical work to sessions and frames therapy around practical steps people can use daily. He uses Jungian ideas alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral methods.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize understanding patterns that repeat in life and finding small changes that reduce distress. The tone is straightforward and focused on real problems, not abstract theory. Dr.
Gillispie trained in social work beginning in the 1970s and earned a PhD with a focus on psychotherapeutic social work. He has a long track record in clinical settings, independent practice, correctional programs, and geriatric behavioral health. That background informs his work with complex mood, trauma, and co-occurring concerns.
In clinical work he aims to blend talk therapy with concrete tools - skills for coping, ways to shift unhelpful thoughts, and strategies for stronger relationships. He encourages pacing the work so clients can practice between sessions and notice change without feeling overwhelmed. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled online or by phone.
Dr. Gillispie is based in Mississippi and brings 51 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ricardo lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Ricardo names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and what online work looks like
Jungian Therapy invites attention to recurring life themes and personal symbols to help people understand why patterns repeat and what changes might free them from old habits. It can be useful for people who want deeper insight into life meaning and recurring relationship or self issues.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and on choosing actions that match personal values. It is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with difficult life changes.
The therapist will work together with each person to decide which approaches feel most useful. That means trying methods, checking how they land, and adjusting over time based on goals and preference. The process is collaborative and paced to what the client can manage.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is suited to in-depth weekly sessions, phone can be a good lower-bandwidth option, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging helps maintain continuity between appointments. These formats make scheduling more flexible for work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, sleep troubles, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and several trauma-related problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy blends Jungian perspectives with client-centered work and evidence-based techniques like ACT and CBT. The approach mixes reflection on life patterns with practical skills to manage symptoms day to day.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
He holds a PhD focused on psychotherapeutic social work and has 51 years of clinical experience in independent practice, correctional settings, and geriatric behavioral health programs.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Mississippi.
In which languages can sessions be held and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.
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