Thomas McClernon

Thomas McClernon, LCSW, brings eight years of clinical therapy experience to his work. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, grief, and related concerns. He creates a calm space where people can speak openly about their thoughts and feelings.

He uses straightforward approaches that emphasize present moment awareness and practical skills. Mindfulness practices are part of sessions to help clients notice feelings without being swept away by them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small experiments to shift those patterns.

Thomas also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. He blends these methods to match what each person needs in the room.

His background includes work in both outpatient and inpatient settings as well as virtual care. That variety has shaped a flexible approach to problems like grief, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and communication challenges. He pays attention to life context and practical barriers when planning next steps.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to what clients can handle. Thomas emphasizes small, manageable changes and building resilience over time. He supports people who want clearer thinking, steadier moods, and more workable ways to face difficult feelings.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking committed steps toward those values, even when strong emotions are present. It helps when someone wants to act differently despite uncomfortable feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger that follow recurring thought patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and awareness practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance, which can be helpful for stress, grief, and trauma recovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them over time based on the client’s feedback.

The biography notes prior virtual work but does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks or after appointments. They also let people use mindfulness and skills practice in the settings where challenges occur, so strategies learned in a session can be applied more quickly to everyday life.