- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Connie
Connie Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people facing parenting stress, family conflict, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other everyday struggles. Her manner is warm and direct, aiming to make the first steps easier for worried parents and caregivers.
Connie draws on straightforward strategies that feel useful in real life. She blends cognitive behavioral tools with acceptance-based ideas and client-centered listening.
Background and approach
EMDR is part of her toolkit for people processing traumatic memories. Sessions focus on concrete skills, clearer thinking, and steady emotional regulation. She approaches counseling as a team effort.
Clients set goals, and she coaches them toward small, achievable changes. Expect respectful push when needed and steady encouragement along the way. Connie’s practice history is mainly in outpatient clinical settings.
She works with adults and individuals who are navigating life transitions, parenting challenges, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, and relationship problems. She also addresses anger, impulsivity, isolation, and the stress that follows natural or human-caused disasters. Connie earned a Master of Science in Counseling from William Carey University and practices in Mississippi as an LPC.
Her sessions aim to be practical, focused, and centered on each person’s strengths.
What Connie works with
Everything Connie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Connie helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Connie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and parenting choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and changing behaviors with practical exercises to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is an approach used to help people process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity when trauma is a key concern.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they decide whether to focus on acceptance skills, cognitive restructuring, EMDR, or a blend that fits the situation.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and caregivers. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit work breaks or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill reminders, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while juggling family and daily demands.
Questions people ask about Connie
What concerns does Connie commonly address?
She works with parenting challenges, family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and stress. Additional areas include blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, and anger.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is supportive and direct. She listens with empathy while offering practical steps and gentle challenges to move forward.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of experience in clinical outpatient settings working with individuals and families on a range of concerns including trauma and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Master of Science in Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with region and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.
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