Thomas McClernon
Practical skills and mindful support for change
LCSW Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Thomas
Thomas McClernon is a licensed clinical social worker who integrates cognitive behavioral strategies with mindfulness and acceptance-based methods to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, anger, and career challenges.
Background and approach
He draws on eight years of clinical experience to tailor practical skills and perspective shifts that support day-to-day coping and longer-term change. Thomas emphasizes collaborative work that helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try new ways of responding, and build resilience.
His practice blends client-centered listening with tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when appropriate, using mindfulness exercises to ground discussion and concrete behavioral techniques to reduce distress. Thomas has provided care across outpatient, inpatient, and virtual settings, and he aims to create an open environment where feelings and thoughts can be expressed without judgment.
He frames therapy as a courageous step toward greater well-being and offers compassionate guidance throughout that process.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Thomas blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with client-centered listening to help clients address persistent thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. CBT focuses on identifying and testing thinking patterns and practicing behavioral changes to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. ACT emphasizes values-based action and learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings so that people can pursue meaningful goals despite discomfort. Client-centered therapy provides a supportive space where the therapist listens with empathy and helps clients explore what matters most to them.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and life context, adjusting tools and pacing as therapy progresses to ensure a good therapeutic match.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and varied comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access care from different locations and to continue momentum between appointments through messaging when helpful.
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Experience
8+ years
Licensed
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware
Languages
English