Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coaching
How Madeleine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Madeleine
Madeleine McConnell is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, people-centered therapy. She uses a warm, strengths-based style to help clients manage stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, grief, and life transitions. Madeleine writes plainly and keeps sessions focused on real goals and changes people can use day-to-day.
She blends client-centered listening with targeted techniques to address trauma, post-traumatic stress, and panic. EMDR is part of her toolkit for processing traumatic memories, while client-centered work keeps the session grounded in the person's priorities.
Background and approach
Madeleine has 12 years of counseling experience in Michigan. Her background includes leadership roles and work in organizational consulting, which informs how she supports people dealing with workplace issues, career shifts, and compassion fatigue. She also brings experience helping clients with chronic pain, illness, and disability to manage the emotional side of long-term health concerns.
Madeleine helps people strengthen self-esteem, improve communication, and rebuild intimate connections. She also supports those navigating parenting stress, relationship strain, and LGBT-related concerns. Sessions focus on clear steps, practical skills, and building on each person's existing strengths.
Clients can expect straightforward planning and collaborative goal setting. Madeleine encourages people to name a few concrete aims and then practices techniques together to reach them. Her approach is supportive, goal-oriented, and adaptable to each person's needs.
What Madeleine works with
Everything Madeleine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Madeleine's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Approaches Madeleine lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How client-centered work and EMDR translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflection, and helping people set their own goals. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client's lead, use questions and reflection, and practice skills together in real time. This approach is useful for stress, relationship concerns, self-esteem, and navigating life changes.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a method used to help people process upsetting memories and reduce their emotional intensity. In online EMDR work, the therapist guides the client through structured processing and grounding techniques adapted for video or phone sessions to address trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, and will adjust techniques as progress is made. This helps ensure sessions feel relevant and manageable.
Online therapy offers practical benefits like scheduling flexibility and less travel time. Video calls allow for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs, live chat can be useful for short check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Madeleine
What concerns does Madeleine commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related concerns like sleep problems and self-esteem.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and client-centered, focusing on the person's strengths and goals while using targeted techniques to address trauma and emotional symptoms.
What experience does she bring?
She has 12 years of counseling experience and has also worked in leadership and organizational consulting, which informs her work on workplace and career issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Michigan.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist arrangements; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.