- Anxiety and stress
- Addiction recovery
- Trauma-informed care
About Martha
Martha McConnell is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with forty years of experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, and addiction. She began her career in substance abuse treatment and later worked in prevention, mental health counseling, developmental services, and employee assistance programs. Martha focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier day to day.
Her early work in substance abuse treatment shaped a direct approach to support people facing addiction and its effects. Martha has substantial experience addressing trauma, domestic violence, mood disorders, and relationship difficulties. She aims to help people build on their existing strengths and make changes that fit their lives.
Martha often helps people who struggle with anxiety and panic, guiding them toward clearer coping strategies and calmer routines. She also supports those dealing with grief, caregiver stress, codependency, and obsessive or compulsive symptoms. Her experience includes helping clients facing gender questions, intellectual disability, isolation, and the aftermath of natural or human-caused disasters.
Sessions tend to focus on practical skills, problem solving, and talking through patterns that keep problems stuck. Martha draws on decades of front-line practice across different service settings to shape how she listens and offers next steps. Her approach is collaborative and grounded in real-world experience.
People who choose Martha can expect straightforward conversation and concrete tools to try between sessions. The aim is steady progress toward the goals each person sets for themselves.
How evidence-based techniques are used in online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques can include brief, skills-focused methods that teach concrete ways to reduce anxiety and manage panic symptoms. These approaches often combine breathing and grounding strategies with step-by-step practice to help people feel less overwhelmed in stressful moments. Another common technique focuses on managing thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and mood problems. This kind of work helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, test them, and try small behavior changes to see what makes a real difference. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, and then recommend techniques to try. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively which methods to use and how to adapt them over time. Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and maintaining continuity when life gets hectic. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to keep regular appointments and to practice skills between meetings without requiring extra travel.Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Martha works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She also focuses on caregiver stress, codependency, OCD symptoms, and panic disorder and panic attacks.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and conversational problem solving. Sessions emphasize skills people can use between meetings.
How long has she practiced?
She has forty years of experience across substance abuse treatment, prevention, mental health counseling, developmental services, and employee assistance programs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.