Works with
How Teresa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Teresa
Teresa McCarthy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She brings ten years of experience and a calm, patient style to sessions. Teresa focuses on helping people manage anger along with stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction.
She also addresses family of origin issues, attachment concerns, grief, parenting strain, and coping with life changes. Teresa’s background includes work in foster care and adoption services, domestic violence support, mobile and home-based therapy, school settings, and a county psychiatric hospital.
Background and approach
Those varied roles shaped her ability to support people facing complex trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and dual diagnosis situations. She has a longstanding interest in women’s empowerment and helping people with chronic illness and pain. In sessions Teresa follows a client-centered stance.
She listens without judgment and follows each person’s pace. People are invited to lead their goals while she offers tools and reflections to move forward. Practical techniques are blended with attention to meaning and personal values.
Theresa uses a mix of approaches to match the person and the problem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) skills are used for thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness helps with stress and grounding.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is part of her trauma work when appropriate. Her style is warm and steady, aiming to create a reliable space for difficult topics. Teresa prefers to build trust over time so people can tackle painful memories, anger, or relationship wounds.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
What Teresa works with
Everything Teresa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Teresa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Teresa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches applied to online care
Teresa commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy when working online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of behavior, which can help with anger, anxiety, and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple, present-moment skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation, useful for stress and coping with chronic pain.She also integrates Client-Centered Therapy in remote sessions, which means the therapist follows the person’s lead, offers empathic listening, and adjusts the pace to what feels manageable. Deciding which approaches to use is collaborative; Teresa will work with each person to choose the best-fit methods based on their goals and preferences.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill teaching and deeper conversation. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to maintain momentum between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and the ability to continue work even when in-person visits aren’t convenient.
Questions people ask about Teresa
What concerns does she address?
Teresa works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related issues such as grief, sleep problems, and family of origin concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She practices a client-centered style that is calm and nonjudgmental. Teresa blends practical skills with reflective work and follows each person’s pace.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Teresa brings ten years of experience across foster care and adoption, domestic violence work, school and home-based therapy, mobile services, and a county psychiatric hospital.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania and lists Pennsylvania as her location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.