About Theresa
Theresa Connelly is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Pennsylvania. She has six years of experience helping people who feel stuck by anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and low self-esteem. Theresa focuses on practical steps someone can use right away to feel steadier day to day.
She often helps people during life changes such as divorce, career shifts, or caregiving transitions. Theresa listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and works with each person to build clearer ways of coping.
How Theresa works
Sessions emphasize small, achievable strategies that fit into a busy life. Theresa draws on client-centered work to center each person's goals and values. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and mindfulness techniques to calm intense emotions.
Trauma-focused tools are added when past harm affects present functioning. Her practice addresses a broad set of concerns including relationship and family problems, anger, compassion fatigue, midlife questions, and end-of-life matters. Theresa supports people facing fertility challenges, hospice and caregiving stress, isolation, and the emotional aftermath of disasters.
Her style is respectful and straightforward. Theresa aims to help people name what matters, try alternative responses, and notice what changes. The work is collaborative and paced to match each person's needs and energy.
Theresa works in English and practices from Pennsylvania. She understands beginning therapy can feel hard and offers clear next steps for people ready to explore change.
Theresa lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Theresa works with
The areas below are the ones Theresa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online care
Theresa uses client-centered methods to focus on each person's values and goals. This approach means sessions begin by asking what matters most and tailoring the work to those priorities. It helps when someone needs direction that respects their pace and choices.She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT offers clear tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Theresa works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting as progress is made. Clients help set priorities and decide which techniques to use in session and between visits.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skill practice and emotion work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or staying connected on busy days. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional support.
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