- Relationship problems
- Family of origin
- Grief and parenting
About Connie
Connie Zmijewski is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina with 20 years of counseling experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, parenting challenges, and common mood and stress issues. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.
Connie works from the premise that people know important parts of their own story. Sessions start by listening to what matters most and identifying practical next steps. She uses clear, goal-focused conversation rather than jargon. Clients can expect straightforward talk about patterns that come from family of origin, attachment, and early relationships and how those patterns appear now.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts, try new behaviors, and act on chosen values. Client-Centered and Jungian ideas shape how she pays attention to personal meaning and inner experience. Existential themes are used when people want to examine purpose, responsibility, or life choices.
Connie has worked with adults around intimacy, communication, and managing stress. She helps people address sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, and the practical strains of caregiving or chronic illness. She also supports those navigating blended family questions, adoption and foster care concerns, and abandonment issues.
Her style is direct and steady. She aims to make sessions useful from the first meeting by setting small, achievable goals and checking progress. To begin, prospective clients use the platform matching steps to schedule an initial session and outline their priorities.
Therapeutic approaches used and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take committed action despite difficult thoughts or feelings; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood, sleep problems, and anger.Choosing an approach is a collaborative part of the work. Connie will talk with clients about goals and preferences and try methods that fit the issue and the person's way of working. Adjustments are made over time based on what proves helpful in sessions.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals adapt exercises, value-based actions, and behavioral experiments to virtual meetings so people can practice changes between sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, stress, ADHD, and related issues listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses direct, goal-focused conversations that emphasize practical steps and noticing unhelpful patterns from earlier family experiences.
What is her clinical background?
She has 20 years of counseling experience working with adults on relationship, grief, parenting, and stress-related concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds an LCMHC credential and is licensed in North Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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