Shauna McClain 

LPC
she/her

Helping people find peace, embrace growth, and live authentically.

ABOUT ME

Purpose Driven Counselor

I’m a down-to-earth therapist who believes healing happens when compassion, honesty, and accountability meet. I help individuals and couples navigate life’s challenges, understand their emotions, recognize unhealthy patterns, and build healthier relationships with themselves and others. My approach is warm, authentic, and conversational. We’ll laugh when we need to, sit with difficult emotions when necessary, and have the honest conversations that encourage meaningful growth. I believe therapy should be a space where you feel heard, understood, and supported without judgment, but also gently challenged to grow. You don’t have to have everything figured out before walking through my door. My goal is simple: to help you find peace, recognize your worth, establish healthy boundaries, and navigate life with greater confidence and intention. Come as you are. We’ll figure things out together, one step at a time.
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You are worthy of peace, growth, love, and new beginnings.

MY FAVORITE WAYS TO CHILL

Outside the therapy room, you can usually find me...

Enjoying iced coffee and having a little quiet time.

Traveling, planning, and spending quality time with my family.

Creating content that inspires, encourages, and empowers others.

Decorating, organizing, and creating peaceful, cozy spaces.

Academic Anxiety & School Stress

Support for students navigating academic pressure, perfectionism, test anxiety, motivation, organization, peer concerns, or difficulty feeling confident and steady at school.

Anxiety

Understand the patterns behind worry, panic, overthinking, and physical tension while developing practical ways to feel more grounded and present.

Boundaries & People-Pleasing

Understand patterns of over-responsibility, guilt, conflict avoidance, and self-abandonment while practicing boundaries that protect both your relationships and your well-being.

Burnout

Support for emotional exhaustion, reduced capacity, disconnection, and chronic stress while exploring the roles of workload, identity, inequity, caregiving, and boundaries in recovery.

Couples & Relationship Counseling

Therapy for partners who want to improve communication, repair trust, navigate conflict, deepen intimacy, or make intentional decisions about their relationship’s future.

THERAPY FOR:

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How I Can Support You

CLINICAL AREAS I OFTEN SUPPORT

I MAY BE AN ESPECIALLY GOOD FIT FOR 

01You're Ready to Break Unhealthy Patterns and GrowRead whyClose

Maybe you’re tired of people-pleasing, struggling with boundaries, or finding yourself repeating the same cycles in relationships. You’re ready to better understand yourself and make meaningful changes.

My Training & Preparation

As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my training has prepared me to help individuals explore the connection between their thoughts, emotions, past experiences, and behaviors. I focus on building self-awareness, developing healthy boundaries, and helping clients recognize patterns that may be keeping them stuck.

My Experience

I’ve worked with individuals struggling with people-pleasing, low self-worth, difficult family dynamics, and unhealthy relationship patterns. My experience has shown me that recognizing a pattern is often just the beginning. Learning how to respond differently takes intentionality, patience, and a willingness to do the work.

Why This Work Matters to Me

I believe everyone deserves the opportunity to grow beyond the patterns they’ve learned or experienced. There’s something powerful about watching someone find their voice, recognize their worth, and realize they have permission to make different choices. I love helping people understand that growth isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about becoming a healthier version of themselves.

02You're Navigating Relationship Challenges and Want Healthier ConnectionsRead whyClose

Whether you’re experiencing communication difficulties, marital conflict, emotional disconnection, or challenges within your family, you want to feel understood while learning how to build healthier relationships.

My Training & Preparation

As a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified Prepare/Enrich facilitator, I have training that supports my work with couples and individuals navigating relationship challenges. My approach emphasizes healthy communication, emotional connection, conflict resolution, and understanding how individual experiences influence the way we show up in relationships.

My Experience

I’ve worked with individuals and couples navigating marital difficulties, communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, trust concerns, and complicated family dynamics. I understand that relationships can be challenging, especially when people struggle to communicate their needs or understand one another’s perspectives. I help clients identify what’s happening beneath the surface and explore healthier ways to connect.

Why This Work Matters to Me

I believe healthy relationships are built through intentionality, mutual respect, accountability, and a willingness to understand one another. I’m passionate about helping people recognize that being heard and understood matters, but so does learning how to listen, communicate, and take responsibility for the ways we impact others. Relationships don’t have to be perfect to be meaningful, but they should provide room for honesty, growth, and emotional safety.

03You're Ready to Grow, Even If You're Unsure Where to StartRead whyClose

You don’t have to have everything figured out. If you’re willing to explore your emotions, challenge unhealthy patterns, and take steps toward meaningful change, we may be a great fit. I offer compassion and support, but I’ll also encourage accountability and personal growth.

My Training & Preparation

My counseling education and professional training have prepared me to support individuals navigating emotional challenges, life transitions, and personal development. I take a collaborative, person-centered approach that allows clients to explore their experiences at their own pace while developing practical skills to manage emotions, build confidence, and work toward their goals.

My Experience

Through my work in school counseling and private practice, I’ve supported individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, stress, and uncertainty about their next steps. I’ve learned that people don’t always come to therapy knowing exactly what’s wrong or what needs to change. Sometimes the first step is simply having a safe space to talk, process, and begin making sense of what they’re experiencing.

Why This Work Matters to Me

I genuinely enjoy helping people discover that they don’t have to have life completely figured out to begin moving forward. I believe growth happens one intentional step at a time, and sometimes the smallest changes create the greatest impact. My goal is to provide a space where you can show up exactly as you are, feel supported through the uncomfortable moments, and gain the confidence to navigate life with greater clarity and purpose.

  • Depression
  • Family Therapy

MY APPROACH

Collaborative. Compassionate. Grounded.

My therapeutic approach is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in helping clients develop self-awareness, navigate life’s challenges, and create meaningful change. I believe in balancing empathy with accountability while empowering individuals to establish healthy boundaries, recognize their strengths, and live authentically.

THE DETAILS

The things you probably want to know.

LOCATIONS

Telehealth/Virtual

LANGUAGES

English

I WORK WITH

Ages 14 to 65

  • Teens (13-17)
  • Adults (18-29)
  • Adults (30-45)
  • Adults (46-64)
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Couples

PAYMENT OPTIONS

  • Aetna
  • BCBS
  • United/Optum
  • Cash Pay (Credit/Debit)
  • Loveland Foundation Vouchers
  • Bridging the Gap Foundation – Bridge2Care Program
  • Bridging the Gap Foundation – Bridge2Support Program (VALIANT)

SESSION INVESTMENT

Individual Session (Adult): $$140
Adolescent Session: $$125
Relationship/Family Session: $175

Don’t see your insurance listed?

We are happy to research your out-of-network benefits, review your eligibility for a reduced session fee, or offer personal referrals to a clinician(s) that may be a better financial fit. Counselor Interns also may be able to offer you a rate matching your co-pay!

Questions?
Just Ask.

Ready to take the next step?

You don’t have to carry every decision, transition, or worry alone. We can start with where you are today.