Meet the Team

Connie Eller
MS, LPC, RPT™, CCPT-C
Owner, The Family Place MKE, LLC
Connie works with children, tweens, teens, parents and families starting in infancy through adulthood. Connie’s work focuses on strengthening relationships between people. She has advanced training in human development and uses this knowledge to support parents and families to implement developmentally appropriate techniques to address behavioral challenges such as tantrums, sleep concerns, feeding or eating concerns, and separation anxiety. Connie has additional interest in Prenatal and Perinatal Mental Health which has led her to pursue certification in Perinatal Mental Health and Infant Mental Health which she anticipates completing within the next 2 years.
Connie holds a teaching license in Special Education and spent 9 years as an educator prior to transitioning to counseling and is adjunct instructor at Mount Mary University; teaching Intro to Play Therapy to graduate level students.​
Areas of Focus
Infant and Caregiver Attachment
Children and Adolescents
Caregiver and Infant Prenatal & Postpartum Experiences
Family Therapy
Play Therapy
Credentials
Wisconsin Licensed Professional Counselor (License Number 100026 – 125)
Registered Play Therapistâ„¢ (Credential Number: T7348)
Child Centered Play Therapy- Certified (Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas)
Middle Childhood Early Adolescent Special Education Licensed Teacher (File Number: 729493)
Education
Mount Mary University: Master of Science in Professional Counseling with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health
UW-Madison: Capstone Certificate in Infant, Early Childhood and Family Mental Health
UW-Milwaukee: Post Baccalaureate Special Education Certificate
UW-Milwaukee: Bachelor of Science Degree in American Sign Language
Professional Affiliations
American Counseling Association, Member
Association for Play Therapy, Member
Wisconsin Association for Play Therapy, Secretary (2025-2027) and Member
Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health, Member
Languages Spoken
English
American Sign Language