Works with
How Carri works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LPC-MHSP
- Licensed in
- Washington, Oregon, Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carri
Carri McClellan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage anger, stress, and the effects of trauma. She brings 16 years of clinical experience and focuses on practical steps that fit each person’s life. Carri keeps language simple and aims for clear, doable strategies during sessions.
Carri uses a person-centered way of working that starts with listening. She combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Background and approach
When trauma is part of the story, she can include EMDR elements and mindfulness approaches to reduce reactivity and improve coping. Her background includes a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Pacific University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Tennessee.
Carri has spent much of her career in substance use treatment and offers both harm reduction and abstinence-based perspectives depending on what the person prefers. Sessions focus on setting clear goals, learning skills to calm strong feelings, and practicing new habits between meetings.
She works with adults who want straightforward help with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship stress, parenting strain, body image, and similar concerns. Carri practices in Tennessee and offers several online formats. She favors short, practical check-ins alongside deeper work, and she helps people plan steps they can use right away to reduce anger and manage stress.
What Carri works with
Everything Carri lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carri's practice.
- 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.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Carri uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify stressors and try new ways of thinking and behaving. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and building a collaborative plan. Cognitive behavioral therapy breaks down patterns of thought and action so people can practice different choices in daily life.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation or strong reactivity is an issue. DBT provides practical tools for managing intense feelings, improving communication, and reducing impulsive behavior. Together these methods help with anger, anxiety, trauma reactions, and relapse prevention in addiction recovery.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She partners with each person to decide what techniques to try first based on goals and preferences. That collaborative process includes short-term skill building and longer-term planning so people can test what helps and adjust as they go.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and skills practice. Phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, reminder coaching, or quick skill refreshers between sessions, offering flexibility around work and daily life.
Questions people ask about Carri
What concerns does she address?
She helps people dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and body image concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her work is person-centered and straightforward. She mixes listening with practical skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches.
What experience does she bring?
She has 16 years of clinical experience, with a strong background in substance use treatment and trauma-related care.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LPC and LPC-MHSP credentials and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.