Maureen O’Connell

What clients take away from working with Maureen O’Connell is a clearer sense of themselves — and a steadier footing in their own lives. A Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor based in Apex, North Carolina, Maureen has spent more than two decades building the kind of practice where people feel genuinely seen rather than evaluated. Her priority has always been creating space where curiosity replaces self-judgment, so clients can start to understand the patterns that have been holding them back.

She works with men and women navigating anxiety, panic, OCD, adjustment challenges, and the quiet dread that can trail someone through their day — from a restless mind at two in the morning to an inbox that feels impossible to close. Maureen brings specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention therapy, the evidence-based gold standard for OCD, alongside broader expertise in grief, phobias, postpartum depression, and the complicated push and pull of dependency.

Her approach isn’t about simply managing symptoms — it’s about helping people move from surviving to actually thriving. Online sessions make her accessible wherever clients are, and after twenty years, her depth of experience continues to sharpen the empathy and practical insight she brings to every session.