About Connie
Connie Dinkler is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in North Carolina with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, or big life changes. Connie encourages clients to build on their strengths and to take practical steps toward feeling better.
She believes each person knows their own story best. Sessions are collaborative and focused on what the client wants to change.
Background and approach
Connie listens closely, helps clarify goals, and works with clients to find useful strategies that fit their life. Connie uses a mix of approaches depending on the situation. She draws from client-centered principles to create space for the client's perspective.
She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. For relationship concerns she incorporates elements of the Gottman Method to improve communication and rebuild trust. Mindfulness techniques are used to help manage strong emotions and panic symptoms when they arise.
Connie also offers brief, solution-focused work when people want clear, goal-oriented steps. Throughout, she aims to help people feel more connected to their values and more capable of handling whatever comes next.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting the client's perspective. It helps people feel heard and supports them in identifying what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, aims to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. The Gottman Method offers specific tools to improve communication and address trust issues in relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This collaborative process makes it easier to find methods that fit someone’s life and needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial expressions and use interactive exercises. Phone sessions are useful when lower bandwidth or not being on camera is preferred. Live chat and text messaging can be helpful for quick check-ins, ongoing support, or brief problem-solving between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow therapy to fit into busy days.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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