Connie Palacio, LMFT. LICSW

Connie Palacio is a Licensed Family and Marriage Therapist and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 14 years of experience providing in person and online therapy for individuals, couples, and group counseling, Connie is also Board Approved Supervisor with the Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapy Boards. She has worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, sexual health and sexuality, couple problems, intimacy problems, trauma, domestic abuse, divorce and separation, parenting problems, attachment, adoption and foster care, grief and loss, immigration issues, posttrauma, OCD and learning difficulties. She has also helped many people who have experienced emotional/ verbal, physical, or sexual abuse or assault. Connie's counseling style is warm, patient, kind and interactive. She believes in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and does not believe in stigmatizing labels. Her approach combines cognitive-behavioral, client centered, emotionally couples therapy, narrative, solution focused, psychodynamic and systemic counseling. She taylors together with you the client, the dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek for a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. As you get ready to start this journey, she will be there to support and empower you. In Connie's words "I feel honored to be part of someone’s personal experiences, as our problems and feelings are unique and yet we are all one and together. That is the way I like to approach my sessions – as a team, addressing challenges together to become free from judgment, criticism, and pain; to change our negative perceptions that do not serve us well; and to live a joyful and peaceful life". For her professional growth, Connie continuously reads related literature, keeps herself up to date with the ethical and legal guidelines in the field, and the latest research, and attends conferences and training. EDUCATION CREDENTIALS INCLUDE: - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. - MFT Board Approved Supervisor. - SW Board Approved Supervisor. - National University Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy. - Teletherapy Certification. - Mediation Training. - EMDR ( Eye Movement Desentitazion Regulation) Training. - TFCBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Training. - Prepare-Enrich Couples Certified (Pre-marital counseling) - Trauma-Attachment Training SPECIALTIES Relationship issues Intimacy-related issues Sex Therapy Family conflicts Trauma Assault and abuse Domestic Violence Depression Immigration Also experienced in: Stress, Anxiety , Addictions , Grief , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Adoption and Foster Care , Attachment Issues , etc. Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Imago Relationship Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU!