Gregory Connuck

My name is Greg, and I'm an LCSW and psychoanalytic candidate at the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas. Originally from New York, I studied History of the Middle East and North Africa at Oberlin College before moving to Asheville, North Carolina. For several years, I worked doing direct care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as in-home care for older adults in the general population. While caring for my clients in these settings, I became interested in psychoanalysis as a way to more thoroughly understand their experiences. I then attended the Social Work program at Western Carolina University, where I specialized in the treatment of substance use disorders, working at an intensive outpatient program and a state treatment center offering affordable detoxification and acute care. After graduating, I moved to the Triangle to pursue psychoanalytic training, and am now in clinical practice in Chapel Hill.

As a therapist, I consider it my job to cultivate an atmosphere where you can speak your mind freely. I work from a perspective that centers your experience in therapy, while at the same time fostering a connection that can be used to examine how you relate to others. This process is designed to grant you the freedom to live a more enjoyable life. In order to work as well as I can, I am committed to my own ongoing psychotherapy, engaging with professional supervision, and sustained immersion in my clinical education.

Generally, you can expect to meet in my office at a regular, pre-arranged hour to talk about what’s on your mind, and to receive a bill at the end of the month detailing services rendered and payments due. The process generally takes months-to-years, depending on your presentation and choice of treatment options. Some patients have symptoms that dissipate in less than a year, and see no need for an extended course of therapy; others opt to undergo longer, more intensive treatments that have the potential to effect more transformative change in their lives.