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Experience Change with Guided Element Mental Health Counseling

Your Well-Being Is Worth being in a Positive Element

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind"

William James

All About Therapy

Learn About GEMHC Founder: Andria Connell LMHC, NCC
Andria Connell is a licensed mental health clinician who specializes in trauma and crises. She has worked with the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) counseling services for over five years before moving on to coordinating and directing programs in schools, universities, communities (local and international) and various organizations.
Her collective professional background has led her to seeing the need to help people in the uniformed field and within the social construct of today's individuals and cultural populations. This includes her years working as an active EMT/Paramedic (over two decades) for the department. You name it and she has probably seen, in working with uniformed members with complex traumas can also say she has heard it all, almost! But this experience has been such a beneficial one in the current work that she does now working as a community clinical mental health clinician.
Her passion is innately to help others thrive and overcome challenges. For Andria, it brings her such joy to see others on a road to their new journey to making positive changes in their lives. She enjoys reading, blogging, dancing, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
We welcome you to the GEMHC page and encourage you to share your knowledge of this page with others so they too can have a place to read, engage and learn about mental health, self-care and tools and techniques which can be applied in many different areas of one's life.

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Services GEMHC Offer

We have therapists of different experience levels ready to work with you!

Family Therapy

Feeling a bit down lately and nothing seems to lift your spirits? It might be time to seek help from a licensed professional. GEMHC Family Therapy sessions help patients develop positive attitudes towards life’s most complex and challenging circumstances within the family system.

Couples Therapy

If you’re looking for quality Couples Therapy sessions with a certified Mental Health Service Provider who cares to do the work with you, then you’ve come to the right place. GEMHC works with their patients every step of the way and implement various methods to help them develop new attitudes towards all of life’s most complex matters. Schedule an appointment today and let's get started on your new path.

Individual Therapy

GEMHC therapy sessions, will work to resolve or navigate current problems and improve positive thinking and behavior. We will help you “re-frame” your reactions and provide you with valuable tools to cope with life’s obstacles. We are confident you’ll find our personalized Individual Therapy beneficial and inspirational. Get in touch to book an appointment.

Online PsychoTherapy Services

Therapy online is a great method of receiving counseling services. TeleHealth is the ability to use video chat, text messaging, and phone sessions in your space. All method are HIPAA compliant and confidential