About Andria
Andria Connell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, and life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work is aimed at people who need steady support and clear strategies to move forward.
Connell uses straightforward techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns. She also draws on client-centered methods to build a trusting, respectful space where each person’s goals lead the work.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools are added when helpful to boost motivation and develop coping skills. Her background includes six years in clinical practice and specific experience supporting first responders for more than three years. She completed a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Trauma and Crises and holds a New York LMHC license.
That training informs how she approaches trauma, panic, and emotional dysregulation. In sessions she focuses on small, concrete changes - new ways to respond to stress, simple grounding skills, and clearer communication habits. She helps people address parenting strain, blended family challenges, workplace stress, and young adult concerns.
Other areas of focus include addictions, anger, self-esteem, and relationship problems. Connell provides online therapy by video, phone, chat, and messaging. She works with each person to build a plan that fits their life and goals, aiming for steady progress rather than quick fixes.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead to identify goals and priorities. In remote sessions that can mean more time for people to say what matters most, and the therapist reflects back concerns to shape each visit.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include brief exercises, homework, and step-by-step plans that can be reviewed in video or messaging formats to reinforce progress.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity. These techniques are easy to practice between sessions and can be guided over video or practiced while using brief phone or chat check-ins.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility - video calls for deeper conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or hands-free time is needed, live chat for short check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on steady, manageable change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English