Teresa McCarthy, LPC

Teresa McCarthy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of experience. She practices in Pennsylvania and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and codependency.

She has varied clinical experience that includes foster care and adoption work, domestic violence services, mobile and school-based therapy, home-based work, and time at a county psychiatric hospital. That range shaped how she responds to complex situations and layered needs.

In sessions she keeps the work client-centered. She listens, tracks what matters to the person, and uses practical strategies when they fit. Teresa uses elements from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, existential ideas, and EMDR where appropriate.

She also draws on trauma-focused approaches and narrative techniques to help people untangle family of origin issues, attachment problems, shame, or patterns like people-pleasing and codependent behavior. Her style is patient and steady, focusing on small steps that can change everyday life.

Teresa has a particular interest in supporting people affected by adoption and foster care, survivors of childhood abuse, and those coping with chronic illness or pain. She helps clients name patterns, set realistic goals, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.

To begin, she asks people to identify clear, manageable goals and then shapes sessions around those priorities. The work tends to be practical, spoken in plain language, and paced to each person’s comfort.

How Teresa’s approaches translate to online work