About Connie
Connie Kretchmar helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with self-esteem or life changes. She works with issues related to career, LGBT concerns, caregiving strain, and compassion fatigue. Connie brings 18 years of counseling experience to her practice in North Carolina and uses clear, practical steps in sessions.
She uses a mix of approaches to fit each person she sees. Sessions often focus on identifying what matters to the client and building small, achievable skills.
Background and approach
Conversations are client-centered and straightforward, with a focus on what will make daily life better. Connie holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and has licensure as an LPC and as an LCMHC in North Carolina and Tennessee. She combines cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance and mindfulness tools and draws on solution-focused strategies when a quicker course of action helps.
In the room she aims to be calm, direct, and warm. Connie helps clients notice patterns that keep them stuck and then practices new ways of responding. The work often involves learning coping tools, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and identifying values to guide decisions.
People who come for counseling can expect a steady, respectful process that moves at a practical pace. Connie emphasizes collaboration and helps people set clear, realistic goals. Progress often comes from small, consistent changes made together over time.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values. Online ACT focuses on noticing thoughts that get in the way and practicing value-driven behavior between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In remote sessions this looks like setting specific practice tasks, reviewing results, and adjusting strategies for daily life. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and pace; the therapist follows the client’s lead and offers empathy and reflection to deepen understanding.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Connie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they try techniques, see what helps, and adjust the plan based on what feels most useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Chat and messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, jotting down thoughts, or maintaining momentum between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to practice skills in real life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee, North Carolina
- Languages
- English