Amy Conneely, MD, LCSW-C

Amy Conneely is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with 15 years of experience. She holds an MD and a Master of Social Work and has worked in hospital, hospice, oncology, and home health settings. Her background also includes nursing homes, assisted living, substance abuse treatment, and residential programs for adults.

She helps people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and caregiver fatigue. She also supports those dealing with family conflict, parenting challenges, and issues related to addiction. Amy often addresses stress, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD-related struggles.

Amy emphasizes the working relationship. She treats people with dignity and without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps and building on existing strengths.

Her approach draws from cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and client-centered listening. She uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to set clear, achievable goals.

In the room she aims for straightforward, usable tools people can apply between sessions. That might mean shifting patterns of thinking, practicing emotion regulation skills, or strengthening communication habits. She helps people notice what works for them and build routines that support everyday coping.

Amy’s clinical history in medical and geriatric settings informs how she addresses chronic illness, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns. Her experience in substance use and residential care also shapes how she supports people navigating recovery and long-term change.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Amy commonly integrates cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance and commitment concepts in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values, which can help with stress, grief, and chronic health challenges.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to explore how close relationships shape emotions and behavior. That work helps people improve communication, manage relationship stress, and understand patterns that repeat across relationships. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - the therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed to find what fits best.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports short check-ins, and text messaging allows brief updates or between-session support. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, medical appointments, and other daily demands.