Connie Toavs, LCSW, LICSW
Therapist in Minnesota
Connie Toavs is a licensed social worker based in Minnesota who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship struggles, and life changes.
- Licensed inMinnesota, Wisconsin
- License25715, 11792 - 123
- NPI 1033698949
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Connie
Connie Toavs is a licensed social worker based in Minnesota who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship struggles, and life changes. She works with adults on issues like intimacy, self-esteem, addiction, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Connie brings ten years of clinical experience to sessions and uses straightforward, practical strategies to help clients manage symptoms and make changes.
Connie draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
She pairs that with client-centered listening so each person’s goals guide the work. Cognitive behavioral tools are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Emotion-focused methods support processing strong feelings, and Gottman-informed techniques help when communication and relationship repair are priorities.
Her background includes psychology, gerontology, and social work, which informs work with people coping with aging, chronic illness, cancer, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns. She also attends to concerns related to kink and alternative sex culture when relevant to a person’s goals. Sessions emphasize noticing repeated patterns and how they affect emotions and body reactions.
Connie aims for a calm, nonjudgmental atmosphere where people can name what isn’t working. Therapy typically moves from understanding patterns to practicing concrete skills. She helps clients build new responses that fit their values and daily life.
For practical matters, Connie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness for change.
Credentials
- LICSW (Minnesota)
- License 25715 · expires November 2026
- LCSW (Wisconsin)
- License 11792 - 123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1033698949 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Connie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Connie names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment and practical therapies offered online
Connie uses attachment-based ideas to help people notice how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. This approach helps when loneliness, intimacy-related issues, or repeated relationship patterns cause distress. Client-centered therapy means sessions begin with the person’s goals and priorities, with the therapist following the client’s lead to build a plan that feels relevant and respectful.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also part of the toolbox and focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors. CBT can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Connie blends these approaches so work can move from understanding patterns to trying concrete changes in daily life.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each client about needs, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that match those priorities. Together they’ll adjust strategies over time based on what helps most.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when low bandwidth is needed or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, updates between sessions, or ongoing reflection when writing helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Connie works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy and relationship issues, self-esteem, career difficulties, addictions, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines attachment-informed listening with client-centered dialogue and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and emotion-focused approaches. Sessions mix reflection about patterns with hands-on skills to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
Connie has ten years of clinical experience working in settings that include psychological, gerontological, and social work perspectives. That background shapes how she supports people facing medical and life transition issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Minnesota. Those credentials indicate licensed social work experience in the United States.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Connie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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