About Colleen
Dr. Colleen McMahon is an Ohio psychologist who blends practical therapies to help people reduce stress and manage anxiety. She uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods and focuses on goals people bring to therapy.
Her style is warm and accepting and she aims to help clients feel more capable in daily life. She has seven years of experience in outpatient and clinical settings. Her background includes work with people navigating ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, parenting challenges, and behavior issues.
Background and approach
She also supports those coping with grief, sleep problems, career stress, and life changes. In sessions she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and commit to actions that fit their goals.
Mindfulness practices and client-centered listening are woven into conversations to help people settle and notice what matters most. She also uses solution-focused and motivational strategies to keep work practical and goal-oriented. That looks like short-term steps, problem-solving, and checking progress each week.
People who want coaching around career or parenting often find this concrete approach helpful. Dr. McMahon holds the credential OH Psychologist P.07693.
She offers sessions in English and provides help through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on therapist availability.
Approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, clarify what matters to them, and take small actions toward those values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and situations that feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often includes simple exercises between sessions to practice new skills. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes listening and empathy so clients feel heard and understood while they set their own goals.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which techniques match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adapting as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or low bandwidth situations. Live chat or text messaging can be effective for quick check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing support between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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