Connie Zmijewski, LCMHC
North Carolina · 20 years in practice
Connie Zmijewski is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people facing relationship struggles, grief, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 5371 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1427083864 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- 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 Connie
Connie Zmijewski is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people facing relationship struggles, grief, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes. She brings two decades of counseling experience and a background that includes nursing work earlier in her career. Connie aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
Connie approaches therapy as a partnership. She listens for the values and strengths a person already has, then uses practical tools to address day-to-day problems like sleep disruption, anger, or career stress.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and focused on small steps that add up over time. Her work draws on several therapy styles, including existential ideas about meaning and choice, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns, and client-centered methods that keep the person’s goals central. She also uses elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Jungian approaches when they fit the situation.
Connie often helps with specific concerns such as parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, attachment issues, body image, and chronic illness coping. She pays attention to how past losses or abandonment shape current relationships and daily functioning. People who seek her help can expect clear explanations, practical suggestions, and support making decisions that match their values.
The focus is on finding ways to cope now and make meaningful changes for the future.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Connie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Connie names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and the life questions that cause stress. It helps when people feel stuck, overwhelmed by loss, or unsure about priorities by focusing on what matters to them now and what they want to stand for.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches ways to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It uses simple exercises to build habits that match a person’s values and is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic stress.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what they say, and supports them in finding their own answers to relationship and parenting challenges.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Connie will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit, and adjust as needed. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions to real needs rather than a fixed method.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel and are good for deeper conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing helps someone process thoughts. Together these formats make therapy easier to fit into a busy life and maintain continuity over time.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Connie help with?
She supports people dealing with relationship and family tension, grief and loss, parenting strain, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and stress-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She focuses on values, practical steps, and helping people notice strengths they already have.
What is her professional background?
Connie has 20 years of counseling experience and earlier work as a registered nurse. That combination informs her practical approach to health and emotional concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LCMHC and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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