About Charles
Charles "Andrew" McCall is an LCSW who offers faith-informed therapy from Texas. He combines practical talk with clear guidance to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the strains of parenting and life change. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Motivational Interviewing to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding.
Sessions focus on small, useful steps people can take between meetings.
Background and approach
Conversations are collaborative and straightforward rather than filled with jargon. Charles brings eight years of clinical experience to his work and draws on his own journey when it helps the client. He aims to balance empathy with direct feedback so people can see real shifts in daily habits and thinking.
Faith can be part of the conversation when clients want it included. Typical topics include parenting stress, relationship and communication problems, body image and eating concerns, attachment and codependency, divorce and separation, and issues tied to aging. He also helps people address commitment fears, control struggles, and feelings of emptiness.
Sessions are offered in English and are available in several online formats to fit different schedules. Practical tools, simple behavioral experiments, and goal-focused conversations are central to his approach. People who choose him can expect a down-to-earth, team-oriented process that centers their values and everyday needs.
How ACT, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values. It can help when worry, avoidance, or life changes make it hard to move forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions he will work with clients to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping with anxiety, depression, or parenting stress.
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to explore ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change. It is useful when someone feels stuck about making decisions or sticking to new habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, and together they will choose or blend methods that fit the person's needs. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to what the client actually wants to achieve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick updates, brief homework reviews, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the work focused and practical.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Arizona
- Languages
- English