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About Connie:
A 1986 graduate of the Potomac Massage Training Institute, Connie is licensed as a massage therapist in the District of Columbia and in Virginia. Her training has enabled her to integrate mind-body therapies with conventional therapy to help clients achieve a holistic perspective. She also draws on her integrated approach to lead workshops in stress management, wellness, and music. Connie has trained with the Upledger Institute in Cranio-Sacral Therapy. Connie received her Bachelor of Science in Community Development from the Pennsylvania State University. She has been active in the Washington DC community for over 25 years. Highlights include serving as a group facilitator for L'Arche DC, a community for mentally retarded adults and their caregivers, and as a volunteer for Joseph's House, a hospice for low-income men and women with AIDS and other terminal illnesses. Connie co-founded Longview Retreats in 1999 and led workshops in singing, bodywork and integration of myth and meditation on its 200-acre property until it was sold in 2000.
Connie is available to lead singing in workshop, group and liturgical contexts. Guided Imagery, September 2007 edition of the GWSCSW newsletter. IOM Mental Health and Substance Abuse Study: Implications for Clinical Social Work Practice, GWSCSW News, March 2006
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A woman of diverse yet connected callings, Connie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Massage Therapist, a community activist, a musician, and a mother. She received her Master of Social Work in 1993 from Catholic University's National Capital School of Social Serivce. She has provided group and individual psychotherapy in a variety of venues, including The Therapy Center in Alexandria, Virginia; Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland; Second Genesis, Inc. in Washington, DC; and Aging Network Services in Bethesda, Maryland.