Cornelia (Connie) O'Marra , LCSW

Cornelia (Connie) O'Marra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 24 years of experience supporting individuals and families through difficult life transitions. She holds licensure in New Mexico and Idaho and brings decades of practice helping people cope with grief, loss, depression, anxiety, and the strains that can affect family and parent-child relationships.

As an enrolled Potawatomi tribal member, she has extensive experience working in Native and Hispanic communities and approaches each person with cultural awareness and respect. Her background includes substantial work with survivors of trauma and emotional abuse, and she also leads trainings designed to help communities build resilience in the face of traumatic experiences.

Connie centers her work on collaboration - guiding clients to identify practical solutions that fit their values and circumstances. She is trained in cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques and uses a trauma-informed stance to promote safety, trustworthiness, empowerment, and cultural competence. Clients can expect a supportive environment where their strengths are acknowledged and where exploration of new options is paced to feel manageable.

Her practice emphasizes resilience and purposeful change, and she welcomes the opportunity to accompany people as they work toward healthier patterns and greater well-being.

Approaches for Healing and Growth Through Online Therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust. It helps clients understand and shift long-standing relational dynamics, making it useful for family difficulties, attachment concerns, and intimacy-related issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-oriented approach that examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It supports people working with anxiety, depression, stress, and mood regulation by teaching tools to reframe unhelpful thinking and build coping strategies.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a structured way to process traumatic memories and reduce the emotional intensity tied to them. It can be especially helpful for those who have experienced abuse, significant trauma, or overwhelming events.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she will work collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan may combine approaches and evolve as progress is made.

Online therapy with a licensed professional brings practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter or more frequent contacts are possible through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make ongoing support more accessible for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or when in-person visits are not feasible.