Tanya McClung

Tanya McClung is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor practicing in West Virginia with ten years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, relationship struggles, grief, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Tanya also lists life purpose among her areas of focus and helps clients who feel stuck or uncertain about what comes next.

She uses approaches that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), existential therapy, and Jungian therapy. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns, try different behaviors, and practice skills for managing strong emotions. She pays attention to how personal history and relationships shape current difficulties.

Tanya draws on her background in social work and counseling to offer practical, action-focused sessions. She asks clear questions, suggests exercises to try between meetings, and checks what is or is not helpful. People often use sessions to talk through parenting challenges, grief, or recurring mood problems.

She has experience facilitating group work and family-focused conversations, and she aims to address both immediate symptoms and the underlying causes of distress. Her approach mixes structured tools like CBT and DBT skills with deeper exploration of personal meaning and identity through existential and Jungian ideas.

To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client so they can clarify their own goals. This approach supports people who feel stuck and need a space to sort through priorities and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviors and uses simple exercises to shift unhelpful habits; it is useful for stress, anxiety, and mood problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Tanya will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean trying CBT exercises for a few sessions, then adding DBT skills or deeper existential exploration depending on what helps.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people use verbal or written exercises without travel. Licensed professionals commonly adapt CBT worksheets and DBT skill coaching for remote sessions, and Tanya can recommend practical ways to use those tools in everyday life.