James "Rick" McCommon, LPC

James "Rick" McCommon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with ten years of practice since completing a master’s degree in counseling and psychology in 2012. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, anger, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, and codependency. He also supports people dealing with ADHD, body image, gender dysphoria, and issues related to military or first responder experiences.

In sessions he uses straightforward conversation to sort out what feels most urgent. He listens to how a person copes day to day and looks for small changes that reduce overwhelm. Clients can expect a practical focus on habits, thoughts, and choices that get in the way of feeling more in control.

He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and test whether they match reality. Client-Centered methods guide how he stays focused on the client’s perspective and priorities. He also brings ideas from Existential and Jungian approaches when meaning or identity questions come up.

Rick tends to work in a calm, direct way. He asks clear questions and suggests practices to try between sessions. He pays attention to how stress, grief, addiction, and relationship patterns affect daily life and functioning.

People who have been living around another person’s drinking, people-pleasing, or repeated crises often come to him to learn firmer boundaries and healthier routines. His background includes work with grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, veterans and multicultural issues.

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