About Cornelia
Cornelia (Connie) O'Marra is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss, depression, or life transitions. Connie also supports those grappling with trauma, addiction, low self-esteem, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
Her approach is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients identify small, realistic steps they can try between sessions. Sessions focus on what feels most useful to each person, whether that means learning new coping skills, processing painful memories, or practicing clearer communication.
Background and approach
Connie combines several methods to match each person’s needs. She uses client-centered techniques to follow a person's pace, cognitive behavioral tools to spot and change unhelpful thinking, and trauma-informed methods to address past harm. She also draws on attachment-based ideas when relationships or early wounds are part of the problem.
Her background includes work in New Mexico and experience with Native and Hispanic communities. She is an enrolled Potawatomi tribal member and has provided training on community resilience and trauma response. Those community roles inform how she thinks about culture and healing.
People who choose Connie can expect a steady, respectful presence and a focus on practical change. She aims to make therapy feel doable, with clear goals and small steps toward improvement.
How therapy methods translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Online sessions can use that approach to look at how people relate, feel safe with others, and rebuild trust in connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that increase anxiety or low mood and then practice small, doable changes to those patterns. It is useful for worries, mood problems, sleep, and many day-to-day struggles. EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that helps people process distressing memories; when appropriate it can be adapted to remote work with clear preparation and step-by-step guidance.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Connie will listen to what matters most and suggest methods that fit a person’s goals and comfort level. That plan can change over time, and she collaborates with people to try different tools and adjust as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read nonverbal cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can provide ongoing support between sessions and allow for brief reflections or skill practice during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, and daily life while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, New Mexico
- Languages
- English
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