Emily McClure , LPC, LPCC

Emily McClure is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Ohio with nine years of experience working in community settings. She also serves as a clinical supervisor and enjoys mentoring other clinicians, bringing both practical experience and a supportive teaching perspective to her work.

Her practice focuses on common and complex concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, career transitions, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, compassion fatigue, and struggles with self-esteem. She has experience supporting clients through life changes, bipolar disorder, ADHD, eating concerns, and a range of issues related to control, codependency, isolation, and life purpose. Emily approaches each person from a trauma-informed, person-centered stance, aiming to understand first and to collaborate on meaningful goals.

Emily uses an eclectic mix of evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), motivational interviewing, solution-focused techniques, and principles drawn from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help clients build skills and make practical changes. She emphasizes small, achievable steps and celebrates progress along the way. As a Christian, her faith informs her life and she is open to faith-based counseling when clients prefer it, while respecting each individual’s beliefs. She is licensed in Ohio and provides services only to individuals residing in that state.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Emily integrates acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy into online sessions to help clients explore values, increase psychological flexibility, and develop practical skills to manage distress. ACT focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and emotions while taking actions aligned with personal values, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. CBT targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by teaching concrete strategies for reducing symptoms and improving daily functioning, useful for stress, mood concerns, and coping with change.

She also uses motivational interviewing to help clients find internal motivation for change, especially around goals related to career shifts, parenting, or health behaviors. This collaborative, nonjudgmental method supports readiness and practical steps toward meaningful outcomes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Emily works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals and therapists can deliver these approaches effectively by tailoring interventions to each client.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage in support around work, family, and daily life obligations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to practice skills between sessions while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.