About Theresa
Theresa Connelly is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania with six years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. Theresa aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
Theresa uses a straightforward, compassionate style in sessions. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that keep problems going. Together they try small, practical steps to reduce day-to-day distress and improve coping.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses life transitions and workplace stress. She also supports people dealing with isolation, caregiver strain, and family issues. Theresa helps clients sort through complicated emotions and set realistic goals for change.
Trauma and abuse, anger, and compassion fatigue are part of her practice when they affect daily functioning. She combines talking and skill-building so people can feel steadier between sessions. Theresa pays attention to how past events shape current reactions.
Sessions aim to strengthen self-awareness and decision-making. Theresa encourages practices that fit each person’s life, such as short mindfulness exercises or behavior changes that are easy to try. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
How Theresa’s Approaches Work Online
Theresa draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy to guide online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that increase anxiety and then testing small changes to reduce distress. Mindfulness therapy teaches short, practical exercises to notice the body and thoughts, which can help during stressful moments.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Theresa will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and everyday routines, then suggest methods to try. She adjusts techniques over time so the work fits what helps most in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video allows fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, skill practice, or quick planning between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent contact as skills are learned.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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