About Scott
Scott McClain is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of experience. He focuses on practical help for parenting concerns, self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes. He also offers coaching for executives and professionals who want clearer direction.
He approaches work with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are shaped to each person's needs and goals rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Scott listens first, then helps people set practical steps to move forward.
How Scott works
Scott draws on client-centered methods that put the person's experience at the center of the conversation. He uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. He also brings existential perspectives that help people find meaning during transitions and losses.
Many people come for help with parenting strain, compassion fatigue, relationship communication, or recovering from separation and addiction. He also addresses issues tied to aging, cancer, autism, fatherhood, and first responder stress when they affect a person’s daily life. Sessions are adapted to each person’s pace and comfort level.
Scott aims for clear goals and simple tools that can be used between sessions. He encourages straightforward conversation about progress and any needed changes to the plan.
Scott lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Scott works with
The areas below are the ones Scott selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy places the person's experience at the center of each session and focuses on understanding and empathy. Online this looks like conversations where the therapist reflects what is said, asks clarifying questions, and supports the client's own solutions for parenting, self-esteem, or life changes.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. In remote sessions this can mean brief exercises, homework tasks, and practical tools to test new ways of thinking between meetings, useful for stress, motivation, and coping skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as needed. This is a collaborative process that can shift over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of ways to connect. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a shorter break, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing coaching. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care, follow up on tools, and fit sessions into busy schedules.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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