Jennifer Connelly

I’m Jennifer Connelly, a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina and Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Qualified Supervisor in Florida. I’ve been practicing psychotherapy since 2009, with a clinical background in trauma, addiction, relationships, and family dynamics.

Before opening my private practice, I worked in residential trauma and addiction treatment in South Florida as a Lead Therapist and Clinical Director. I led intensive group therapy workshops and family programs and worked extensively with individuals and families navigating trauma, addiction, and recovery. I’ve spent the past seven years in private practice, helping adults understand and change patterns that may have developed as ways of coping or surviving.

I’m certified in Motivational Interviewing and trained in EMDR and Post Induction Therapy (PIT). My approach is trauma-informed, relational, and attachment-based, incorporating techniques from IFS, Inner Child Work, Gestalt therapy, and CBT.

I believe therapy should be a safe place to be honest without judgment. I’m warm and compassionate, but also direct when it’s helpful. I want to understand not only what you’re experiencing today, but what may be underneath it.

I work with adults experiencing trauma, emotional neglect, anxiety, depression, addiction or compulsive behaviors, people-pleasing, low self-worth, codependency, and relationship difficulties.

My goal is to help you understand yourself more deeply, heal what is unresolved, develop healthier patterns, and create more fulfilling relationships and a life that feels authentically yours. You don’t have to have everything figured out before starting therapy, you just have to be willing to begin.

My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I believe that many of the struggles we experience today, whether anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-worth, people-pleasing, depression, or unhealthy patterns, can be connected to experiences and relationships from our past.

Rather than focusing only on symptoms, I want to help you understand what is underneath them. Together, we’ll explore where your patterns come from, how they may have developed as ways of coping or protecting yourself, and what you need in order to move forward differently.

I draw from approaches including EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Inner Child Work, Motivational Interviewing, Gestalt therapy, CBT, attachment-based therapy, and other trauma-informed techniques. I tailor therapy to each individual rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.

I believe the therapeutic relationship itself is an important part of healing. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe, understood, and accepted while also being gently challenged when it can help you grow. Therapy isn’t about judging your past or telling you what you should do, it’s about developing a deeper understanding of yourself, healing what remains unresolved, and learning healthier ways of relating to yourself and others.

Ultimately, I want therapy to help you feel more grounded, confident, connected, and capable of creating the relationships and life you truly want.

In our first session, my goal is for you to feel comfortable, heard, and understood. We’ll spend time getting to know you, what brought you to therapy, what you’re currently struggling with, and what you hope will be different as a result of therapy.

I’ll ask questions about your current circumstances as well as your personal, family, and relationship history so I can begin to understand the bigger picture. We’ll also talk about patterns you may be noticing in your emotions, relationships, behaviors, or ways of coping.

You don’t need to have everything figured out or know exactly what you need from therapy. We’ll work together to identify what feels most important and begin developing a plan that fits your goals.

I won’t expect you to immediately dive into your most painful experiences or share anything you aren’t ready to discuss. Building trust and a sense of safety is an important part of the process, especially when working with trauma.

By the end of our first session, I hope you have a better sense of who I am, how I work, and whether we feel like a good fit. Therapy is a collaborative process, and finding a therapist you feel comfortable with is an important part of that process.