- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Trauma work
About Carri
Carri McClellan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and LPC-MHSP with 16 years of clinical experience based in Tennessee. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. She also addresses career stress, parenting strain, anger, eating and body image problems, and compassion fatigue.
Carri trained with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and practices using approaches rooted in evidence. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help people change patterns of thinking and manage intense emotions. She also draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma work and mindfulness strategies for emotional regulation.
Her background is largely in substance use treatment, so she is familiar with both harm reduction and abstinence-based pathways and supports each person’s recovery choices. Sessions focus on concrete skills and steps as well as processing difficult experiences when needed. Carri aims to match strategies to what someone wants and what works in their daily life.
She describes her approach as client-centered and collaborative. People can expect to set goals together, practice coping tools, and look at relationship and attachment patterns that affect current problems. The work can include short-term skill building or longer-term processing depending on the person’s needs.
Carri offers services in English and practices in Tennessee. She does not accept international clients. To begin, readers are asked to use the site's matching flow to schedule a first session and complete a short questionnaire.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It means collaborating on goals, checking in about what helps, and adjusting the plan as life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions using CBT often include homework like worksheets, behavior experiments, and short exercises to practice between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills can be reviewed and practiced during sessions and used in everyday situations.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. The therapist will help identify what fits your needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with skills-based CBT or DBT and adding trauma-focused methods later if they become relevant. The plan is collaborative and adjusted as progress is made.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around study, work, or busy schedules. It can allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, sessions without video when bandwidth is limited, and more flexible timing to match a busy day. These practical benefits can help make regular care more manageable while you balance early-adult responsibilities.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Washington, Oregon, Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, self-esteem, intimacy challenges, eating concerns, career stress, and related areas.
How would she approach therapy with a young adult?
She uses client-centered work alongside CBT and DBT skills to teach coping tools and address thinking patterns. Sessions also include trauma-focused methods when past events are affecting current functioning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience, with a primary background in substance use treatment and trauma work.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LPC and LPC-MHSP credentials and practices in Tennessee.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or take international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific session formats.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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