- Client-centered approach
- CBT for thoughts
- DBT skills work
About Tanya
Tanya McClung is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in West Virginia with 10 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem concerns, relationship and family issues, grief, and coping with life changes. Tanya also notes additional focus areas such as attachment and family of origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and chronic illness or disability.
She favors straightforward, practical sessions that get to how problems show up day to day. Tanya uses client-centered methods to listen for what matters to each person. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address negative self-talk and difficult beliefs, and dialectical behavior ideas for mood and emotion regulation.
Tanya trained in social work at Concord University and holds a master’s degree in professional counseling from Liberty University. Her background includes work with people who report mood instability, stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma history. She has also facilitated groups and offered family-focused work in past roles.
In sessions she looks beyond symptoms to underlying causes that keep patterns repeating. That often means naming unhelpful thoughts, practicing new skills, and trying small behavior changes between meetings. She also integrates some depth-oriented perspectives when exploring identity and life meaning.
People seeking help with guilt or shame will find those themes included in the list of concerns she addresses. To start, readers are asked to complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session through the site.
How Tanya’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person. Online sessions using this approach tend to center on the client’s concerns and goals, giving space to name feelings such as guilt or shame and decide what to address first.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In remote sessions CBT can include tracking thoughts between meetings and practicing exercises during the week to reduce negative self-talk.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. Delivered online, DBT skill coaching often emphasizes brief behavioral strategies and emotion regulation techniques that can be practiced between appointments.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Tanya will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single model. That collaboration includes adjusting pace, trying different techniques, and checking what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to the online setting so therapeutic work fits into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
Tanya works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, self-esteem problems, relationship and family issues, grief, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and client-centered, using listening and collaboration to identify patterns. She mixes cognitive behavioral methods and dialectical skills to address thoughts and emotion regulation.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked as a licensed professional counselor for 10 years and has over a decade of experience in the therapeutic field.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials and practices in West Virginia with licensure noted across several nearby jurisdictions.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats on this profile.
How are fees and starting arranged?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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