About Connie
Connie Kretchmar helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family struggles, grief, identity and intimacy concerns, and challenges with self-esteem or life transitions. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, career questions, bipolar disorder, and a range of related issues. Connie uses straightforward, practical work to help people make changes that matter.
Connie has 18 years of counseling experience and holds a Master of Arts in Counseling.
How Connie works
She is credentialed as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC and as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - LCMHC. She practices from North Carolina and conducts sessions in English. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.
She listens first, then helps shape goals people can use between sessions. Sessions often focus on small, doable steps that build momentum and reduce overwhelm. Connie draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors.
She also uses acceptance and commitment methods to help people clarify values and act on them. Client-centered and solution-focused ideas guide how she follows each person’s lead. People meet practical coping skills, communication strategies, and problem-solving tools.
Connie aims to help people feel less stuck, regain forward motion, and carry changes into everyday life. She believes most people who come to counseling are temporarily stuck, not permanently broken.
Connie lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Connie works with
The areas below are the ones Connie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online work and life
Connie commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when feelings are hard. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead so the person feels understood and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to change patterns that cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Connie will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past to choose methods together. She adapts techniques to each person’s needs and checks in regularly to see what is working and what to change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone can fit a short check-in or when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief reflections during a busy day, and messaging lets people share progress between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping focus on practical skills and progress.
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