Jo Ann McClure, LPC, LCPC

Jo Ann McClure is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, relationship issues, and major life changes. She practices in Wisconsin and uses a warm, interactive style to support people facing difficult transitions. Jo Ann respects each person’s story and avoids stigmatizing labels.

She blends person-centered care with cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness tools. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Jo Ann tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions.

Her background includes work with people who have experienced trauma or abuse, and with those coping with caregiving, chronic illness, or end-of-life concerns. She also has experience with ADHD, autism and intellectual disability, and blended family dynamics. Jo Ann draws on nearly two decades of clinical practice to guide treatment choices.

In sessions she emphasizes respect, compassion, and collaboration. She helps people identify patterns that cause distress and builds concrete strategies to change them. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used to develop skills for managing emotions and improving daily functioning.

Jo Ann earned a master’s degree in community counseling and holds LPC and LCPC credentials. Her work aims to empower people, increase coping skills, and support clearer communication in relationships and caregiving roles. If someone is ready to begin, she offers an inviting, down-to-earth approach to therapy.

How her approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead. It centers the conversation on what matters most to the client and helps build trust and clearer goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. These methods are often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify the best mix of methods based on the person's goals, needs, and preferences. This means trying techniques, checking how they fit, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Confirm the available session options before booking since the biography does not list specific online formats. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life - it can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins on a lunch break, or reduce the time away from caregiving or work. It also supports ongoing use of skills learned in sessions, like mindfulness practices and CBT exercises, between meetings.