About Norja
Dr. Norja Cunningham is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people dealing with anxiety and stress. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that can ease day-to-day pressure.
Her style can shift depending on what a person needs - sometimes guiding, sometimes teaching, sometimes coaching - while keeping the work direct and goal-focused. She mixes several approaches to match each person’s situation. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment ideas help people notice difficult feelings and make room for what matters most. Dialectical behavior strategies teach concrete skills for emotion regulation and building stronger relationships. Dr.
Cunningham draws on 21 years of clinical experience and holds a Connecticut licensed marriage and family therapist credential - LMFT. Her background includes attention to trauma, mindfulness practices, and attention to how culture and faith can shape a person’s experience. She aims to move people from understanding patterns to interrupting them in everyday life.
In sessions she works on common concerns such as relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and issues around intimacy. She also supports people facing parenting stress, workplace pressure, mood disorders, and social anxiety. Outside of her work she enjoys singing, creative writing, sports, lifting weights, and travel.
These interests inform a practical, down-to-earth approach in therapy.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then clarify values and take small meaningful steps. It can be useful for anxiety, life changes, and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It works well for anxiety, mood concerns, and social fears. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, relationship issues, and overwhelm.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and symptoms and then adapt techniques to match the person’s needs. That collaboration helps shape whether sessions emphasize skills practice, values-based action, or exploring meaning and choices.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework guidance, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the approaches described above.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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