Connie Toavs, LCSW, LICSW

Connie Toavs is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and life changes. She works with adults facing depression, trauma, addiction, intimacy issues, career worries, and compassion fatigue. Connie brings a calm, steady presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use between meetings.

Connie has ten years of experience and holds LCSW and LICSW credentials. She trained in psychology, gerontology, and social work and practices from Minnesota. Her background includes supporting people dealing with chronic illness, hospice and end-of-life needs, caregiver stress, and aging concerns.

In sessions she uses clear, collaborative methods. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and emotion-focused work to deepen connection with feelings. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how she approaches relationship patterns and personal meaning.

Connie aims to make therapy straightforward and usable. She helps people spot repeated patterns, understand how those patterns affect thoughts and body reactions, and try small changes to see what helps. Therapy conversations are practical and paced to each person’s needs.

People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens, reflects, and offers concrete strategies. Connie blends discussion, skill-building, and gentle exploration so people leave sessions with clear steps to try between meetings.

Approaches and remote therapy options

Connie integrates cognitive behavioral work and attachment-based ideas into online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current closeness and trust, which can help with intimacy and relationship struggles.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Connie will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what feels useful.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging makes it easier to check in between appointments or to use brief coaching-style support. These options let people match session type to their schedule and needs while working toward clearer steps and better daily coping.