About Maureen
Maureen O’Connell is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with 21 years of experience. She focuses on anxiety and obsessive-compulsive concerns using a trauma-informed lens. Her work emphasizes helping people find clearer, calmer ways to live that match their values.
Maureen frames therapy as a chance to notice the parts of yourself that get in the way of being present. She uses practical skills to lessen anxiety symptoms and to slowly change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions often include simple exercises people can use between meetings. Her approach draws on several methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and trauma-focused work. She also integrates psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships shape current reactions.
This mix helps address symptoms and the underlying patterns that keep them going. Maureen pays attention to family of origin issues, guilt and shame, and the loneliness that often comes with anxiety. She also supports people dealing with panic attacks, social anxiety, and the effects of infidelity or other relationship strains.
Her focus includes obsessive-compulsive patterns and post-traumatic stress. Therapy with Maureen centers on steady, compassionate work. She aims to help clients reduce anxiety cycles and move toward a life that feels more in line with their values.
People who want practical skills plus a thoughtful look at deeper patterns often find this approach helpful.
How Maureen's Methods Translate to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. It uses present-moment awareness and practical commitments to reduce the hold of anxious thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, known as CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing the behaviors that keep anxiety going. It often includes straightforward exercises and homework to practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maureen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That might mean focusing more on skills practice at first or spending more time on trauma-focused work, and the plan can shift as progress is made.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and demonstrations of techniques. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for a focused check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, quick skill reminders, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options support consistent practice and flexibility in how people engage with therapy.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
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- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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