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Teresa McCarthy, LPC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Teresa

Teresa McCarthy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a decade of clinical experience who draws on client-centered principles to guide therapeutic work. She emphasizes a collaborative relationship where the client leads the pace and focus, while she provides steady, attentive support.

Background and approach

Teresa blends practical strategies with compassionate presence to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, bipolar symptoms, grief, sleeping problems, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her background includes roles across community mental health, foster care and adoption services, domestic violence support, school-based and home-based therapy, and psychiatric hospital work.

Those varied settings informed her trauma-informed perspective and comfort working with complex presentations including attachment and family-of-origin issues, codependency, chronic illness and pain, gender dysphoria, and difficulties with self-esteem and shame. Teresa describes herself as calm, nonjudgmental, and warm, aiming to create a therapeutic space where trust can grow and meaningful change can occur.

Teresa practices in Pennsylvania and offers multiple remote session formats. She uses a mosaic of approaches - tailoring elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, existential inquiry, and client-centered methods to fit each person’s needs.

Her LPC credential reflects her training and licensure to provide professional counseling support.

Integrating evidence-based approaches into online care

Teresa frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; CBT offers practical tools for anxiety, depression, sleeping issues, and many daily stressors. She also incorporates EMDR for clients affected by trauma and abuse, using structured processing techniques to reduce the intensity of painful memories and related symptoms. In addition, client-centered therapy guides the overall relationship by prioritizing empathy, active listening, and the client’s agenda to support empowerment and personal growth.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Teresa works together with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors a combination of methods that feel like the best fit. She emphasizes pacing and consent so the plan evolves as progress is made and priorities change.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistent support while balancing work, family, or medical needs, and they allow licensed professionals to provide focused interventions and ongoing check-ins in ways that suit each client’s life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Teresa commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, grief, sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, and relationship or family issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, combining empathy and active attention with tailored techniques from CBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and existential work to fit individual needs.
What relevant background informs her practice?
Ten years of practice in settings such as foster care and adoption services, domestic violence programs, community mental health, schools, home-based care, and a county psychiatric hospital shape her experience with complex and trauma-related issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania. Credential details: PA LPC PC012948.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

What Teresa can help with

Teresa McCarthy works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and depression.

How Teresa approaches therapy

Teresa's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Teresa is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Pennsylvania, with 10 years of clinical experience.