Practitioner record · Checked 9 Oct 2026

LeToya McClay has been in practice 17 years and is licensed in Mississippi. LeToya lists stress, Anxiety, family conflicts and trauma and abuse among 32 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.

Everything below is either quoted from LeToya's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.

17years in practice
32subjects listed
8approaches listed

01 · Who LeToya works with

LeToya works with stress, Anxiety, family conflicts and trauma and abuse

LeToya lists 14 specialisms and 18 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects LeToya chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

Specialisms
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Family conflicts
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Depression
  • ADHD
  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Anger management
  • Self esteem
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Coping with life changes
Also experienced with
  • Attachment issues
  • Blended family issues
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Codependency
  • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
  • Divorce and separation
  • Family of origin issues
  • Fertility issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-love
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

02 · In LeToya's own words

What LeToya says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello and Thank YOU for viewing my profile! I am Licensed Professional Counselor the state of Mississippi with 17 years of experience. I am also a registered play therapist which is what I normally am doing during the day from August to late May! My speciality at this time in my career is short term (6-10 sessions) counseling. I believe in working smarter and not harder to help you meet your therapy goals as we all know that time is our most valuable resource.

My counseling work has been with clients that exhibit several mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, oppositional behaviors, attention deficit/impulsivity concerns, as well as those with severe trauma histories. My counseling approach is eclectic, which integrates different styles based on the needs of the client. The theories typically used include Narrative Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Play Therapy. My role is to assist in helping you to reach your goals and to provide non-judgmental support during your time in therapy.

LeToya McClay, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How LeToya works

The 8 approaches LeToya lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods LeToya lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not LeToya's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how LeToya runs a session.

Attachment-Based Therapy
Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.
Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian
The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.
Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT
Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.
Emotionally Focused TherapyEFT
Built for couples and rooted in attachment: the recurring argument is treated as a cycle two people are stuck in rather than as one person's fault. Sessions work to interrupt the cycle and get to what each person is actually asking for underneath it.
Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT
Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.
Narrative Therapy
Treats the story you tell about your life as something that can be examined and retold rather than as the plain facts. Separates the person from the problem - “the anxiety” rather than “your anxiety” - to make room for the parts the current story leaves out.
Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT
Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.
Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed
CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

LeToya practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of LeToya's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

  1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

    BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking LeToya at this point.

  2. Naming LeToya specifically

    BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for LeToya is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to LeToya.

  3. If the caseload is full

    You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

  4. The first conversation

    A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

  5. If the fit is wrong

    Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking LeToya

Built from what LeToya actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not LeToya's - LeToya has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

  • “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

    Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

  • “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

    Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

  • “With 17 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

    Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

  • “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

    On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential
LPC
Licensed in
Mississippi
Licence
MS LPC 1702
Licence number
1702
Licence expires
30 Jun 2027
NPI
1326286436
Years in practice
17
Gender
Female
Languages
English
International clients
Not accepted
Listed since
9 Jun 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

LeToya's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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