Tanya McClung, LCMHC, LCPC

Tanya McClung is a licensed counselor practicing in West Virginia. She holds the credential LCMHC and LCPC and has worked in counseling for about 10 years. Tanya focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way of feeling steady. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, or depressed and those coping with grief, relationship strain, and parenting challenges.

In sessions Tanya uses approaches like cognitive behavioral work and client-centered conversation to address negative self-talk and unhelpful patterns. She also brings elements of dialectical behavior approaches and Jungian ideas when they fit a person's goals. The work is practical and aimed at everyday changes people can try between meetings.

Tanya has helped people manage mood instability, trauma and abuse reactions, and issues tied to family of origin and attachment. She has experience with adoption and foster care concerns, aging and geriatric topics, chronic illness and pain, and a range of communication and control issues. Her background includes group facilitation as well as individual sessions.

People who meet with Tanya can expect an attentive, down-to-earth style that focuses on what is going on now and what can change soon. She encourages clients to notice thought patterns and daily habits that fuel distress. Work together is collaborative and paced to each person's needs and life demands.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability using the Start Therapy button.

How approaches like CBT and DBT translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and the client's own goals; it helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks closely at thoughts and everyday habits and offers concrete techniques to shift negative thinking and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings practical skill-building around emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication for people with mood instability.

Choosing an approach is a cooperative process. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and life demands, then try methods that fit. Expect discussion and small experiments to see what works, with adjustments made over time based on how the person responds.

Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current online 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. It can also permit using screen-based worksheets, mood tracking between meetings, and practicing skills in everyday moments to make changes stick.