Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Phew! You made it! That first step of asking for help can be a tough one! I congratulate you on your courage. Many people never take that step and suffer needlessly.
What’s causing you pain right now? Panic attacks? Depression? Fear? I understand. When stress gets too high, it has to show up somewhere and often these are the ways it shows up. If you’ve been struggling to just get through your day, you know the pain of NOT doing something about it. It’s likely affecting your confidence, your relationships, your work or school. It doesn’t have to be that way! It’s possible to live a life without constant fear and fatigue. I specialize in working with women with anxiety, depression and low self esteem.
Anxiety can be a general sense of uneasiness all the way to having obsessions and compulsions to full blown panic attacks. The fear that overwhelms you with anxiety feels very dangerous, but it’s not. It’s really your mind and body trying to cope with life from a very primitive level–fight or flight. But it makes you exhausted, unable to concentrate, isolated, and can even land you in the emergency room with what feels very much like a heart attack. How would your life be different if anxiety was no longer scaring you?
Depression can be mild (everyday feeling low, having little motivation) to moderate (skipping work because you just can’t get going in the morning, canceling events because nothing sounds like fun anymore) to severe (thoughts of ending your own life because life has lost all joy and you can’t get out of bed, nor do you want to). If your depression is severe, you need counseling in a safe setting, maybe a hospital, or several times a week in a counselor’s office. But if you fit mild to moderate, this may be a good place for you to get help. I have been helping women cope with depression for more than 30 years and I would be honored to help you. Please don’t give up! You can have a great life! I challenge you to imagine a life free from depression…
Maybe you’re just trying to sort out some big life situations, like making decisions about your relationships or coping with the empty nest issue. Maybe your grown kids are causing you some pain. I have three grown kids with kids of their own. I get it. I can help.
If you’ve grown up in a home that hasn’t taught you how incredible you are, or you’ve been through some challenging relationships in which you’ve been emotionally beaten down, you may be suffering with low self-esteem. This is a very real issue, and not at all uncommon in women. I watch women every day in my practice gain strength and courage and confidence. They begin challenging those lies they’ve been fed and start spending time with people who support them and lift them up. It’s an amazing transformation! This could be YOU!
Oh, and for reassurance, I am a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a private practice in Orlando, Florida. I graduated from University of Central Florida with both my undergraduate psychology degree and my master’s degree in Counselor Education. I started practicing counseling in the early 1980s and have loved it ever since then 🙂 My reward is your healing!
As a strong Christian, I have many online clients whom I get to help seek God’s wisdom as the main basis for their healing. I’m a leader in my church; I am a volunteer and facilitate a small group. If you’re wanting your counseling to line up with God’s word, I can help!
Don’t suffer any longer. Give this a try. I look forward to hearing from you.
Connie
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Connie Branham recognizes the courage it takes to ask for help and acknowledges how many people never take that step and suffer unnecessarily. She works with women who are coping with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, and she understands how stress often shows up as panic attacks, persistent fear, or difficulty getting through the day. When daily functioning, confidence, relationships, work, or school life are affected, she helps clients find a way forward so constant fear and fatigue no longer dominate life.
Her approach to anxiety addresses a broad range of experiences – from a general sense of unease to obsessive-compulsive patterns to full panic attacks. She explains that the intense fear of anxiety is the body’s primitive fight or flight response misfiring, and that this response, while powerful, is not inherently dangerous. Anxiety can leave a person exhausted, unable to concentrate, isolated, and sometimes convinced they are having a heart attack. She invites people to consider how different life could be without anxiety controlling their choices and daily activities.
When working with depression, she differentiates levels of severity and the appropriate care each requires. Mild depression may present as everyday low mood and low motivation, while moderate depression can lead to missed work and loss of interest in activities. Severe depression, which can include thoughts of ending one’s life and an inability to get out of bed, often requires a higher level of care such as a safe setting or more frequent sessions. For mild to moderate depression, she offers support and has more than three decades of experience helping women move toward renewed engagement and joy.
Connie also assists with significant life transitions and relational decisions, including empty nest concerns and challenges with adult children. She has three grown children who have children of their own, and that life experience informs her work with families and parenting issues. Low self-esteem that stems from unsupportive childhoods or emotionally damaging relationships is a common focus in her practice; she sees many women build strength, challenge negative beliefs, and begin spending time with people who support and uplift them.
She maintains a private practice in Orlando, Florida, and is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, which means she is credentialed to provide clinical counseling within the state. She earned both her undergraduate degree in psychology and her master’s degree in Counselor Education from the University of Central Florida and began practicing counseling in the early 1980s. With 43 years of experience, Connie considers her clients’ healing the chief reward of her work.
As a committed Christian, she works with many online clients who seek God’s wisdom as a foundation for their healing. She serves as a leader in her church, volunteers there, and facilitates a small group. For those seeking counseling that aligns with biblical values, she offers faith-consistent support. Her specialties include stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, self-esteem and depression, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleep disorders, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
She encourages anyone who is suffering to reach out for help. Connie welcomes inquiries from prospective clients and looks forward to supporting people as they move toward greater well-being.
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