Tracy Clarke, LPC

Tracy Clarke is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and low self-esteem. She also supports those coping with grief, relationship or intimacy concerns, sleep and eating struggles, career stress, ADHD, and compassionate fatigue. Tracy writes plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day.

Tracy earned her master’s degree from California University of Pennsylvania and has worked in mental health since 2016. She is in the final semester of a PhD program in counselor education and supervision at Waynesburg University. Her background includes more than a decade of experience supporting people with disabilities, including autism and intellectual disabilities, and focused work in addictions counseling.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She builds a working relationship first, then picks techniques that match a person’s needs. Sessions typically include talking through current problems, practicing skills, and planning manageable steps to try between meetings.

Tracy uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method. She commonly draws from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, client-centered ideas, dialectical behavior therapy skills, and attachment-based thinking. That allows her to tailor sessions to issues like trauma, mood concerns, or patterns in close relationships.

Her work aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, shift daily habits that hold them back, and rebuild routines that support wellbeing. People who want a practical, relationship-focused counselor often choose to begin with her approach.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, choose values-based actions, and take small steps that matter to them. It can help with anxiety, depression, and difficulties where getting unstuck matters more than changing every thought. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going, and on practicing new behaviors and coping skills between sessions. It is often used for mood, anxiety, and habit-related concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and can help with intimacy issues, trust, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Decisions about which techniques to use are collaborative and may change as needs evolve.

The profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Some formats are simpler when bandwidth is low or when you prefer not to be on camera. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to online settings so you can practice skills between meetings and use the tools in everyday life.