About Thomas
Thomas McClernon is a licensed clinical social worker who brings eight years of clinical practice to his work in Pennsylvania. He centers sessions on gentle, practical steps that help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and anger. Thomas aims to make the room feel calm and nonjudgmental so people can speak honestly about what’s hard for them.
He often draws on somatic ideas that connect body sensations with emotions.
Background and approach
That can help when stress or trauma show up as tension, panic, or pain. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered approaches to help people notice what matters to them and build clearer choices around those values. Thomas has worked in outpatient, inpatient, and virtual settings.
That range means he is comfortable shifting pace to match what someone needs in the moment. He often pairs practical skill-building with mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity and increase daily coping. People come to him for a wide set of concerns beyond the main areas, including caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, family of origin issues, communication problems, and end-of-life counseling.
He supports people facing cancer, hospice needs, and aging-related stress with steady, pragmatic care. Thomas describes his role as a collaborator who listens first and offers clear tools next. He focuses on small, sustainable changes rather than quick fixes.
Sessions aim to help people feel more in control and more connected to what matters to them.
How somatic and evidence-based approaches work online
Thomas uses somatic-informed work to help people notice how stress and emotions show up in the body. That might involve naming sensations, tracking breath, and slowing down reactivity so thoughts feel less overwhelming. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when feelings are difficult.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to concerns, try different ways of working, and adjust based on what feels useful. Many people combine somatic noticing with ACT skills and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches to manage anxiety, trauma responses, or persistent stress.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how care happens. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial cues and body posture, phone sessions work when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging supports short check-ins or on-the-spot coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware
- Languages
- English