Carri McClellan

Carri McClellan offers care for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, or major life changes. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider with 16 years of experience. Carri listens without judgment and helps clients set realistic goals for change.

Her approach centers on practical skills and clear steps. She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness techniques are used when clients want strategies for staying calm and grounded in the moment.

Carri’s background includes a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Much of her clinical work has focused on substance use and trauma, and she is familiar with both harm reduction and abstinence-based recovery approaches. That experience informs how she supports people through addiction and relapse concerns.

Sessions aim to be collaborative. Carri helps people identify personal values and build a plan that fits daily life. She also uses emotion-regulation skills from dialectical behavior therapy and trauma-focused methods such as EMDR when appropriate.

Clients who choose her can expect straightforward conversation and practical exercises to try between meetings. She practices in Tennessee and conducts sessions in English. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling details to match needs and availability.

How her approaches translate to online care

Carri uses several practical methods that adapt well to remote sessions. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and simple breathing or grounding practices to reduce reactivity and calm the nervous system. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot thoughts and behaviors that fuel distress and then practice new, more helpful actions in daily life. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that works on processing distressing memories; when it is used, sessions involve guided steps to reduce the intensity of traumatic material.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carri will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide whether to focus on skill building, trauma processing, or a mix of methods and then adjust as progress unfolds.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day and to apply skills between meetings. It also allows for shorter check-ins when schedules demand less time or audio-only options when video is difficult. Confirm the session formats offered before booking so arrangements match your needs and the therapist's current schedule.