Devon McConnell

Therapy can bring relief and renewed energy. I work with individuals and couples experiencing - Relationship conflict and attachment injuries - Trauma - emotional wounds that haven't healed and continually get triggered - Anxiety - Stress and burnout - Feeling stuck in a personal pattern or cycle Therapeutic Approach - Strengths-based: The body and mind have the ability to heal themselves and therapy is a way to listen to what your emotions and body are trying to tell you so you can decide how you want to move forward - Experiential: We go beyond talking to somatic and emotional experiencing to reach the root of distress - Evidence-based: All of the approaches I use have significant peer-reviewed and published research on their effectiveness Therapy for Individuals and Couples: I use EMDR (eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing) to support individuals experiencing trauma, anxiety, destructive patterns, and emotional distress. When working with couples, I use an effective approach called Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which is an attachment-based therapy backed up by 20 years of empirical research, and is considered a proven form of couple therapy by the American Psychological Association. With couples experiencing personal trauma, infidelity or other attachment injuries, I use a combination of EFT and EMDR, to help interrupt and heal negative cycles that continually get triggered. All are welcome I identify as a heterosexual, white, cis-woman and my pronouns are she/her. My clients range in age, sexual orientation, lifestyle, gender expression, ethnicity, and religion. My approach is sex-positive, LGBTQ+ informed and affirming. Education - PhD candidate at University of Oxford, leading research on the intersection of mental health and work - MA in Counseling, CACREP accredited - MBA, Columbia Business School - BA, Barnard College, Columbia University Specialized & Advanced Training - EMDR: Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing - Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and individuals - Brainspotting - Internal Family Systems (IFS) - IFS Informed - Crisis Counseling - San Francisco Suicide Hotline - Executive Coaching - Columbia University Executive Coaching Program - Yoga (RYT 500)