- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Trauma recovery
About Martha
Martha McConnell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four decades of experience in New York. She began her career in substance abuse treatment and has since worked across prevention, mental health counseling, developmental services, and employee assistance programs. Martha focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and depression.
She draws on many evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support people through life changes and crises. Her background includes work with people affected by domestic violence and those dealing with mood and relationship issues. Martha encourages clients to build on existing strengths and take small, manageable steps toward change.
In early work she focused on substance use treatment and prevention, so she understands patterns that keep people stuck and how to create different choices. Later roles in mental health and developmental services broadened her experience with trauma and emotional disorders. She has also provided counseling through employee assistance programs, helping clients handle workplace stress and life transitions.
Martha aims to make sessions straightforward and goal-focused. She helps people talk through painful events, manage overwhelming feelings, and rebuild routines after loss or disruption. Her style is collaborative and respectful, centered on the client’s priorities.
People often seek her help for caregiver stress, codependency, and issues that follow major disruptions, including coping with natural or human-caused disaster. She works with concerns like panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, and substance use when these problems interfere with daily life.
How evidence-based methods translate to online support
Many of the approaches Martha uses come from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and coping tools. One common method emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real situations to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This helps people who struggle with worry, panic, or low mood by giving concrete steps to change thinking patterns.Another approach centers on building routines and behavioral changes to reduce cravings and manage addiction. It focuses on small, repeatable actions that replace harmful habits and strengthen daily structure. That kind of work can also help with grief, isolation, and recovery after disruptive events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Martha will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, circumstances, and preferences. Together they set priorities and try techniques, adjusting as needed until something feels useful.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can guide skill practice, pacing, and follow-up between meetings so therapy fits into everyday life without reshaping it entirely.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Martha helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She also addresses related issues like caregiver strain, codependency, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and keeps sessions focused on clear goals. The approach emphasizes small steps and building on a person's existing strengths.
What is her background and experience?
She has 40 years of experience, starting in substance abuse treatment and moving into prevention, mental health counseling, developmental services, and employee assistance programs.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practicing out of that region.
Does she work with nonlocal or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.