Carri McClellan , LPC, LPC-MHSP

Carri McClellan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, self-esteem struggles, and relationship concerns. Carri aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so clients can use what they learn right away.

Carri draws on 16 years of experience in behavioral health and addiction treatment. She uses clear, evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. She also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and mindfulness strategies when they fit a person's goals.

Sessions are collaborative. Carri helps clients set simple, realistic goals and then breaks those goals into manageable steps. She balances skills practice with space to process hard feelings and past wounds. Her background includes work in substance use settings where she used both harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches depending on what each person wanted.

People who come to Carri often want practical ways to reduce overwhelm, handle cravings or distress, improve communication, or manage grief and life transitions. She explains tools in everyday language and checks in often to make sure a plan feels doable. Her goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Carri completed a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and holds LPC and LPC-MHSP credentials. Sessions are offered in English and provided through a variety of online formats to fit different needs and schedules.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Carri often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, which helps with anxiety, depression, and many daily challenges. DBT emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication skills, useful for intense emotions and relationship stress.

She also integrates client-centered ideas, which put the person's goals and values first, and may bring in mindfulness exercises to help with grounding and focus. Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, explain options, and adjust methods as you go so the plan fits your needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you work through skills and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief, on-the-go support between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and travel while still practicing the approaches described above.