Carri McClellan, LPC, LPC-MHSP

Carri McClellan is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 16 years of experience working with people facing addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She holds an LPC credential and an LPC-MHSP credential - the latter indicating a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation - and has provided services across Oregon and Tennessee while also holding a mental health service provider role in Washington. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Pacific University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Tennessee, and her approach is rooted in evidence-based practices.

McClellan’s work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with trauma-informed and mindfulness-based strategies when appropriate, offering practical tools for emotional regulation and resilience alongside deeper relational work. Her practice centers on a human-focused, collaborative relationship that emphasizes listening, respect, and unconditional positive regard while helping clients set realistic goals that align with their values and lived experience.

With a primary clinical background in substance use treatment, she supports recovery within both harm reduction and abstinence-based frameworks, honoring each person’s individual journey. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, self-esteem, grief, parenting and family issues, intimacy and sexual concerns, eating and body image struggles, and caregiver fatigue. Carri is not currently accepting new adolescent clients.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Carri McClellan commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in her online practice. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship where the client’s priorities guide the work - it is helpful for building self-esteem, clarifying values, and repairing relationships. CBT is a structured, skills-oriented approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns, often used for anxiety, depression, and difficulties with coping strategies. DBT emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially useful for intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and patterns of impulsive behavior.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carri works with each person to identify goals, consider preferences, and tailor methods so the treatment fits the individual rather than forcing a single model on every situation. She integrates techniques as needed to address immediate concerns while supporting longer-term growth.

Online therapy allows these approaches to be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home or work, and fit therapy into a busy life while working with licensed professionals and therapists trained in these methods.