Carri McClellan, LPC, LPC-MHSP
Compassionate counselor for real-life parenting stress
Book with Carri- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPC, LPC-MHSP
- Licensed in
- Washington, Oregon, Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Carri
Carri McClellan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or coping with addiction and life changes. Many clients come seeking clearer boundaries, better coping skills, or support around parenting concerns.
Carri uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She listens first, then helps people set concrete goals and small steps to reach them. Sessions often include skill practice, problem solving, and checking what fits each person’s life.
Background and approach
Her training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy, and she often adds mindfulness exercises when they help. She has a strong background in substance use work and is comfortable supporting people who prefer harm reduction or abstinence-based approaches. Carri earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and holds credentials as an LPC and LPC-MHSP.
She has practiced in multiple states and now works with people located in Tennessee. People seeking help usually start by naming a few immediate goals, like reducing panic, managing cravings, improving sleep, or handling parenting stress. Carri aims to make therapy practical, steady, and focused on what will work day to day.
Her sessions combine listening with tangible tools. Over time clients learn new ways to respond to triggers, change unhelpful thoughts, and build routines that support their goals.
What Carri works with
Everything Carri lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carri helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carri lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Carri commonly combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and building a trusting relationship so people feel understood and able to set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when people need tools to manage strong feelings. These skills include breathing and grounding practices, emotion labeling, and step-by-step coping plans that people can practice between appointments.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past, then suggest approaches to try. Clients and therapist adjust methods as progress is made so the plan fits daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter skill practice, or ongoing encouragement between scheduled appointments.
Questions people ask about Carri
What concerns can I bring to sessions?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, relationship struggles, and related issues such as self-esteem and body image.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. Carri listens, helps set practical goals, and teaches skills people can use between appointments.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has 16 years of clinical experience with a primary background in substance use treatment and trauma work.
What credentials and location are listed?
Carri holds the LPC and LPC-MHSP credentials and practices with clients in Tennessee.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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