Connie Harrington
Practical counseling for life’s transitions
LPC Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Connie
Connie Harrington is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 22 years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges, and aims to make therapy clear and practical for each person.
Background and approach
Connie helps people facing life transitions such as midlife changes, career shifts, and caregiving demands. She often works with concerns around family dynamics, parenting strain, and feelings of isolation or emptiness.
Her background includes work on blended family issues, divorce and separation, and the emotional impacts of aging and geriatric concerns. Her sessions emphasize open communication and emotional honesty.
Connie uses methods that help people notice unhelpful thinking, commit to meaningful actions, and build stronger connection skills. She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and the Gottman Method to shape practical steps in therapy.
People can expect a calm, straightforward style that focuses on problem solving and skill building. Connie helps clients develop coping tools for anger, shame, guilt, impulsivity, and low self-esteem.
She also supports those wrestling with infidelity, jealousy, or communication breakdowns. Sessions aim to increase resilience and clarify life purpose while addressing concrete day-to-day problems.
Connie encourages collaboration so goals are realistic and tailored to each person’s needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and finding direction in life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, and impulsivity. The Gottman Method emphasizes communication skills and managing conflict, which can help people work on relationship problems and trust issues.Choosing the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches that match those needs. Sessions are collaborative and can shift over time as progress and priorities change.
Online therapy offers several practical advantages for this practice. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice conversations in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits better into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for quick problem solving and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and daily routines while using the methods that best address each person's concerns.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English