Chelette McClendon, LCSW

Chelette McClendon is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) based in Texas who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She draws on five years of professional experience to create a respectful and compassionate space for conversation. Chelette aims to tailor sessions to each person’s needs and goals. Taking the first step toward change is often hard, and she offers steady support during that process.

Her work centers on practical conversations and clear goals. She listens to what matters most and helps people find small steps that make a difference. This can include strategies for coping with life transitions, managing mood symptoms, and rebuilding confidence after loss.

Chelette uses methods that encourage clients to tell their story and find solutions that fit their life. She may help people examine unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and set achievable goals. Motivational approaches are used when someone needs to strengthen their own reasons for change.

She also pays attention to issues that affect people later in life, such as caregiving stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, chronic illness, and feelings of isolation. Those areas are part of her broader focus on wellbeing across life stages.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit each person. Chelette values sensitivity and respect, and she works to create a plan that feels realistic. To get started, clients complete a brief questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

Approaches that guide online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and encourages them to set their own goals for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, depression, and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best for their needs and goals. That may mean combining listening-focused sessions with goal-oriented CBT exercises or using motivational techniques to boost readiness for change.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue work on grief, mood, caregiving stress, and aging-related concerns from wherever works best for them, while the therapist and client adjust pace and focus together.