George "Rico" Bodin, LMHC

George "Rico" Bodin is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida. He uses straightforward, practical approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues with addictive behaviors. He aims to make the first step toward change feel doable and supported.

Rico focuses on creating an open environment where clients can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, manageable steps that fit into everyday life. He draws on tools from cognitive behavioral work and acceptance-focused approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try alternatives.

Attachment-informed ideas shape how he looks at relationship struggles, abandonment worries, and communication problems. That work often involves looking at how early relationship patterns show up now and trying different ways of connecting. He also brings in strategies from dialectical approaches for managing intense emotions and impulses.

With about 10 years of clinical experience, Rico has supported people dealing with mood challenges, post-traumatic stress, isolation, and issues around body image or money stress. He also helps people navigating LGBT-related concerns and the strain of caregiving.

People are invited to set goals and move at their own pace. Rico works collaboratively and checks in about what is helpful. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without being led by them and then take small actions in line with their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and ongoing urges or cravings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that keep problems going. It can help with stress, depression, and compulsive behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relating shapes current connections and helps people try new ways of communicating and relating when relationships feel strained.

Finding the right approach is part of starting therapy. The therapist works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean trying an acceptance strategy one week and a behavioral skill the next, and adjusting as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it makes scheduling easier, reduces travel time, and allows a quicker check-in between appointments. Online sessions can also let someone use shorter meetings for focused skill practice or choose longer sessions for deeper processing depending on what fits their life.