Andria Connell, LMHC

Andria Connell is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or changes in life. She uses clear, practical tools so people can notice shifts in their thoughts and day-to-day behavior.

She earned a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Trauma and Crises. Andria has six years of clinical experience and has worked with first responders for more than three years. Her background gives her experience with trauma's emotional effects and with intense workplace stress.

Andria draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify patterns of thought that keep problems going. She combines that with client-centered listening to make sure each person’s goals guide the work. Mindfulness and motivational strategies are also used to build coping skills and to help clients stay focused on small, practical steps.

Sessions tend to focus on concrete changes - skill practice, short experiments, and ways to manage strong feelings as they come up. She also helps people navigate relationship strain, parenting challenges, career stress, and blended family dynamics. Andria pays attention to guilt, shame, and self-esteem issues that often show up after trauma.

She provides online therapy through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who prefer flexible scheduling and remote sessions may find this format helpful for fitting therapy into busy lives.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Andria commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many stress-related problems. She also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and following the person's goals so sessions stay focused on what matters most to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels helpful. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which strategies to keep using over time.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care fit busy lives. Video offers face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief updates, skill practice, or flexible communication between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, parenting, or other commitments.