Connie Toavs, LCSW, LICSW
Therapist in Minnesota
Connie Toavs is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and difficult life changes.
- License 25715, 11792 - 123 · Minnesota, Wisconsin Expires November 2026, February 2027
- NPI 1033698949 · national registry
- Experience and languages 10+ years in practice English
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About Connie
Connie Toavs is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and difficult life changes. She uses straightforward talk and steady support to help people make sense of painful patterns and move toward clearer choices. Connie's approach is calm and nonjudgmental, focused on practical steps someone can use between sessions.
Connie draws on a mix of methods to match each person's needs. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape reactions.
Background and approach
She also uses elements of the Gottman Method to address communication and connection concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered work are combined as needed to target thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Her background includes psychology, gerontology, and social work, and she has practiced for 10 years.
That range helps when people are coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, aging concerns, or end-of-life issues. She also supports people facing trauma, addiction, intimacy and relationship struggles, and mood disorders. In sessions she helps people notice repeated patterns, understand how those patterns affect body and emotions, and try new ways of responding.
Work often includes life review, skill building, and planning small, doable changes. Connie aims to be a steady presence while clients practice new habits. Connie is licensed in Minnesota as LCSW and in Wisconsin as LICSW.
She offers care in English and provides services through online formats that can fit different schedules and needs.
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
- Gottman Method
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Connie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Approaches in online sessions and how they help
Connie commonly uses the Gottman Method in online work to help people improve communication and reduce conflict. The Gottman Method focuses on concrete skills for talking, listening, and rebuilding trust so daily interactions feel more manageable.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions. This approach helps people recognize triggers, understand emotional needs, and try new ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her practice and keeps sessions focused on what the person brings that day, with the therapist offering support and clarification rather than direction.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Connie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then suggest a mix of methods to try. She adjusts the plan as the work progresses so it fits real life and changing needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, manage childcare, or keep regular contact while living at a distance.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Connie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and many life changes. Additional focus areas include addiction, intimacy and relationship concerns, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and mood disorders.
What is her therapy style like?
Connie uses a calm, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on practical steps. Sessions combine talking, life review, and skill practice to help people change repeated patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has been practicing for 10 years, drawing on training in psychology, gerontology, and social work to address a wide range of issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and is based in Minnesota with licensure noted for WI LCSW and MN LICSW.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions conducted?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and rhythms.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
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