About April
April Clanton uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people find steadier ground. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Tennessee with 21 years of experience in mental health and addictions. April focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship strain while building stronger self-esteem and coping skills.
Her background includes work across inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programs, in-home services, and individual outpatient therapy. That variety gives her a broad view of how problems show up in everyday life.
Background and approach
She draws on that experience to match support to what a person actually needs week to week. In sessions she emphasizes mindfulness and skills that support emotional regulation. Clients learn simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings, and steps to respond rather than react.
April adopts a collaborative tone - she talks things through with each person and builds a plan together. She also brings experience addressing bipolar symptoms and life transitions. Those situations often involve ups and downs, so she focuses on steady routines, coping strategies, and ways to manage triggers.
The goal is clearer choices and more control over daily life. April aims to help people open the door to their own wellbeing. She works in plain language and keeps tools practical so progress can show up between sessions.
DBT and Mindfulness for Online Support
The practice centers on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness as core tools. DBT teaches concrete skills for regulating emotion, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is often used when feelings feel intense or overwhelming and when people need step-by-step ways to respond differently.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to notice thoughts and sensations without judgment. Those practices can reduce reactivity to stress and help with anxiety, depression, and managing impulses. Both approaches translate well to remote work because they focus on skills people can use between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together which skills to emphasize and how to pace progress.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face conversation, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in more often and share short updates between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to practice skills consistently.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English