Reilly McClain Santoro, M.S.Ed, M.Phil.Ed, APC

Reilly McClain, M.S.Ed., M.Phil.Ed. (she/her) is a doctoral student in Counselor Education and Practice and a master’s student in Gerontology at Georgia State University. She earned her M.S. in Counseling and Mental Health Services and M.Phil.Ed. in Professional Counseling from the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A. in Psychology from Georgetown University.

Reilly works from a trauma-informed, existential orientation, honoring the ways life experiences shape identity, meaning, and emotional wellbeing. She believes therapy is a collaborative space to process adversity, explore life’s uncertainties, and reconnect with personal values and purpose. She primarily serves adults over the age of 65, supporting clients through life transitions, anxiety, depression, and grief. Reilly also works with individuals navigating chronic and terminal illness, integrating trauma-sensitive care with meaning-centered exploration to help individuals cultivate resilience, agency, and quality of life in the face of complex circumstances.