Maureen Connell, LMFT
New York · 15 years in practice
Maureen Connell is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment and client-centered approaches.
License and registration
- LMFT, New York
- 001368 · expires August 2028
- NPI
- 1811423635 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Maureen
Maureen Connell is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment and client-centered approaches. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. Her work also addresses relationship concerns and issues important to LGBTQ+ people.
Maureen keeps sessions straightforward and calm. She creates space for people to talk about what matters most. Sessions aim to make feelings easier to name and understand so changes feel possible.
Background and approach
Over 15 years of practice has given her experience with a wide range of concerns. She helps people dealing with abandonment and attachment questions, body image and self-love, and isolation or loneliness. She also supports clients facing life transitions such as divorce, midlife shifts, and questions about purpose.
Her work also addresses communication problems, family of origin issues, forgiveness, and multicultural matters. She has supported people coping with substance use, domestic violence, and post-traumatic stress within a therapeutic setting. Maureen draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas when helpful.
Those tools are used alongside emotion-focused and client-centered work to help people notice patterns and try new ways of handling hard moments. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maureen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Maureen names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Using Emotion and Attachment Work Online
Maureen draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people understand and shift difficult emotional patterns. EFT focuses on recognizing core feelings and changing how those feelings shape relationships and decisions, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relational distress.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy that looks at how early bonds affect current reactions and closeness. That approach helps people who notice repeated patterns in how they connect or pull away from others. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her work, offering a supportive space where people lead the conversation while the therapist listens and reflects.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Maureen works collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video lets people work face to face when that matters, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports shorter or ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain regular work on goals without adding long commutes.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and relationship worries. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, substance concerns, and life transitions.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is emotion-focused and client-centered, with practical tools added when needed. Sessions aim to help people name feelings, spot patterns, and try new responses.
What background does the therapist have?
She has 15 years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns. That experience includes work with relationship issues, multicultural topics, and trauma-related struggles.
Where is the therapist located and what credential do they hold?
She practices in New York and holds the credential LMFT, which stands for licensed marriage and family therapist.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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