About Maureen
Maureen Connell uses relationship-focused therapies to guide people through stress, anxiety, and self-esteem struggles. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, based in New York with 15 years of experience. Maureen writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.
Her work often centers on how early attachments and present relationships shape mood and behavior. She blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered care to make sessions feel respectful and practical.
How Maureen works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when thoughts and habits need shifting. Maureen helps people who are dealing with depression, LGBT concerns, relationship problems, and issues around self-worth. She also supports those facing abandonment, body image worries, communication breakdowns, and life-purpose questions.
Her approach aims to reduce distress while building clearer ways to cope. In sessions she focuses on concrete steps and real conversation. People can expect to identify patterns, practice new skills, and try small experiments between meetings.
The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Maureen also addresses trauma, substance concerns, family of origin issues, and midlife transitions. Her work includes helping people recover from domestic violence, process forgiveness, and deal with loneliness.
She adapts the tools she uses to match each person’s goals and pace.
Maureen lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Maureen works with
The areas below are the ones Maureen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How relational approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current feelings and connections. It helps people notice familiar relationship patterns and practice different ways of responding to stress and closeness. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and experiences, giving space to be heard and to set the pace of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete steps to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety or low mood going.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then choose methods together. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels manageable and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different days and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, skill coaching, or ongoing support between longer appointments. These options make it easier to keep momentum and tailor contact to what works best.
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