- CBT
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness
About Carri
Carri McClellan is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and an LPC-MHSP with 16 years of clinical experience in Tennessee. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, and anger. She also helps people facing career stress, intimacy-related struggles, body image and eating concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Carri’s background includes a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Pacific University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Tennessee. Much of her clinical work has focused on substance use treatment, and she supports people across harm reduction and abstinence approaches depending on what they prefer. Her practice emphasizes practical tools alongside listening and collaboration.
In sessions she blends client-centered methods with structured therapies. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. She also brings trauma-focused methods and mindfulness strategies when appropriate to help with regulation and grounding.
Carri explains options with clear language and works with each person to set realistic goals. She aims to help clients learn new skills they can use between sessions. People seeking support for anger, addiction, trauma, or stress can expect straightforward discussion and concrete steps to try.
She provides services in Tennessee and conducts sessions in English. International clients are not accepted. To begin, visitors use the service’s matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial appointment.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Carri uses a mix of client-centered work and structured therapies that adapt well to remote sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaborating so clients can set their own goals and make steady changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anger, anxiety, or low mood.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are practical steps people can practice between appointments to manage intense reactions and improve communication. These approaches are explained in plain terms so clients can try techniques outside the session and report back on what worked.
Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will help identify which approaches fit a person’s goals and preferences, and may combine techniques as needed. Clients are encouraged to discuss what feels most useful and to adjust the plan over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can still teach and practice CBT and DBT skills effectively through remote sessions when both people agree on how to work together.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Washington, Oregon, Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, anger, and related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach blends client-centered care with practical, evidence-based methods like CBT and DBT skills. She explains tools plainly and focuses on skills people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working in counseling and addiction treatment settings, including group and individual work.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC and an LPC-MHSP and provides services in Tennessee.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.