At a glance
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Missouri / 000450
- NPI
- 1316373145
- Experience
- 30 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Missouri
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Strengths-based support
- Goal oriented
- Practical skills
About Toni
Toni McClure is an LCSW with 30 years of clinical experience who focuses on helping people manage stress and get unstuck. She listens, helps set clear goals, and supports clients as they work toward practical change. Toni emphasizes strengths and small steps that build momentum over time.
Her approach blends motivational interviewing with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques. She uses mindfulness and solution-focused strategies to help people notice what’s working and make different choices. Sessions emphasize skill-building for coping, emotion regulation, and problem solving.
Toni has a long history of work with trauma survivors and people facing grief and loss. She has also provided services to active military, reservists, and veterans, and has experience with workplace and family-of-origin issues. Her background includes roles as a crisis counselor and employee assistance professional.
In a session she helps clients identify internal strengths and practical steps toward goals. She offers coaching-style guidance alongside therapeutic work, tailoring plans to individual needs. The work often includes creating a roadmap, practicing new skills, and checking progress between meetings.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and concrete tools to try between sessions. Toni aims to empower people to manage anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship or parenting stress, and life transitions. She uses her experience to support steady, sustainable change.
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How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Motivational Interviewing focuses on your readiness for change. It uses conversational techniques to draw out your own reasons for wanting different behaviors and to plan small next steps. This approach can help with addictions, motivation to change habits, and moving past stuck spots.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on your perspective. The therapist offers active listening, reflection, and support so you can identify what matters and set goals that fit your life. This works well when people need space to clarify values or make decisions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with practical skills. It often includes short exercises or experiments to practice between sessions and can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and how a person responds in early sessions. That lets the work stay flexible and focused on what actually helps.
Session logistics should match everyday life and responsibilities. Because the biography did not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people work from quieter surroundings. Licensed professionals can discuss how to structure sessions to match clients' schedules and goals. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsGriefEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingAdditional focus areas
CancerFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsExperience
30+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Toni help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, addictions, grief, eating concerns, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and life changes.
How would she approach my concerns in therapy?
Her style combines motivational interviewing, client-centered listening, CBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods to set goals and build practical skills.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of clinical experience and has worked as a crisis counselor and employee assistance professional, with longstanding work involving trauma recovery.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Toni holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) in Missouri and practices from that region.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Toni?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers