Connie Cleveland Lenneman, PhD

Dr. Connie Cleveland Lenneman was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. She has a tender heart for those healing from divorce; striving to raise happy and healthy children in a post-modern world; working through family strife; and, those trying to discern 'the next right step.'

In her spare time, Connie loves to work in the garden, visit the mountains of North Carolina, and spend time with her large extended family in the New Orleans area. She's also a proud mom of four kids each with their own unique traits and interests. Her life and practice are guided by the firm belief that Jesus is the Way Maker. Her mission is to accompany you on the journey that Christ longs to walk with you.

Connie began her counseling studies at Tulane University in 1993 in their Master of Clinical Social Work program. In that setting she developed a burning desire for an integrated Christian approach to counseling and transferred to Franciscan University of Steubenville to pursue graduate level studies in Theology and Christian Ministry. During her three years at Franciscan she gained a profound appreciation for the beauty of life in Christ and went on to pursue ministry and mission throughout the United States, and in Honduras, Italy, and England. She spent fourteen years as a full-time mom to her four children before restarting her studies in 2017 and earning her Clinical Pastoral Counseling PhD in 2020 from the Colorado Theological Seminary.

Areas of particular expertise

In-depth temperament insights using the Arno Profile System

Coping with grief and anxiety in light of temperament

Pre-marital consultation in light of temperament

Parenting young children and teens in the modern world

Coping with the addictions of a loved one

Divorce recovery

Life adjustment issues

The search for meaning in a post-modern world

All manner of spiritual concerns

Working through disappointment, loss and pain

Education

Doctor of Philosophy degree in Clinical Christian Counseling, Colorado Theological Seminary, 2020

Master of Arts degree in Theology and Christian Ministry, Franciscan University of Steubenville,1997

Certification in Catechetics, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 1997

Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, Loyola University New Orleans, Spanish minor, 1991

Immersive Spanish studies, Semester in Spain, Trinity Christian College, 1990

Credentials

Advanced Certification as a Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor, National Christian Counselors Association, 2020, license no. 20983

Advanced Certification in Child and Adolescent Therapy, National Christian Counselors Association, 2020

Advanced Certification in Marriage and Family Therapy, National Christian Counselors Association, 2020

Certified Temperament Counselor, National Christian Counselors Association, 2020

Professional Clinical Member, National Christian Counselors Association, 2020

"Know thyself, and thus live."

- St. Teresa of Avila