Monica O’Connell, MA, LMFT ✷
Therapist
Coach
Superwell Specialties.
Gifted-Specific Support
I provide gifted-specific therapy and coaching for individuals and couples as well as parents of gifted and twice exceptional children.
Creative-Specific Support
In addition to bringing divergent strategies into all of my client sessions, I specifically help individuals to befriend their inner critic, increase self-understanding and trust, and become their own guidepost as a way to make space for creative flow + magic.
Neurodivergent-Specific Support (other than giftedness)
I provide therapy and coaching for individuals who identify as highly sensitive or neurodivergent, most commonly ADHD or on the autism spectrum. I also provide couples therapy for relationships in which one partner is on the autism spectrum.
Other Areas of Specialization:
Body image, especially in women, pregnancy, non-binary and trans people
Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP)
Perfectionism
Substance use
Trauma
Professional Stuff.
Education and/or Training institute
Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy and Addiction Counseling Certificate, Saint Mary's University, Minneapolis, MN
Professional Licenses and/or Certifications:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy- MN (LMFT)
Therapy + Coaching Modalities:
Individuals
Couples
Parenting