About Jo
Jo Ann McClure is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and trauma. She works with adults facing life transitions, low self-esteem, anger, and attention-related concerns like ADHD. Jo Ann practices from a place of respect and compassion.
She uses a warm, interactive style. Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation. She avoids labels and centers the person's own goals when planning work together.
Background and approach
Jo Ann blends several approaches to fit each person. That can mean learning tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking. It can also include mindfulness practices to steady attention and ease stress.
Narrative and solution-focused work are part of her toolkit too. Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell themselves and finds alternative, more helpful ways to view events. Solution-focused techniques aim for clear, short-term goals and small steps that build momentum.
Jo Ann earned her master’s degree in community counseling and has practiced since 2007, bringing 18 years of experience. She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and works with people in Wisconsin as well as international clients. Sessions are offered in English and through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Her approach is practical and flexible. She partners with people to set manageable goals, reduce overwhelm, and build skills that last beyond sessions.
Approaches that fit online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and builds a trusting, respectful connection. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort out feelings and decide next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes because it gives clear tools to practice between sessions. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs, then adjust as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where feedback guides the plan. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when video isn’t needed. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, updates between sessions, or a lower-barrier way to start talking. These options increase flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or health needs, and they let the therapist and client choose the style that works best for steady progress.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin, Maine, Oregon
- Languages
- English