- Client-centered focus
- Practical skills
- Relationship work
About Penelope
She often helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and addiction. Relationship challenges, intimacy-related issues, family stress, and parenting concerns are also frequent topics in her work. Penny pays attention to how past experiences and attachment patterns affect current relationships.
In sessions she combines practical skills with reflective conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming.
Penny also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds shape trust and closeness. The Gottman Method informs work on communication and repairing relationship conflict. Motivational Interviewing supports people making changes around substance use or other habits.
Her style is warm and respectful, and she partners with people to set realistic goals. Therapy may include skill-building, problem-solving, and learning new ways to relate to others. To begin, clients choose the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape trust and closeness. It helps people understand patterns that affect current relationships and emotional responses. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist, offering empathy and acceptance while the client leads the pace and topics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Penny will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they pick methods and techniques and adjust them over time so the work matches what the person needs in daily life.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, shorten check-ins on hectic days, or use phone check-ins when video is difficult. It lets people continue momentum between in-person visits and practice skills in their everyday settings without promising a particular format.
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Experience
26+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Penny address?
Penny works with many issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, self-esteem, eating issues, parenting stress, and career or life transitions.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is client-centered and collaborative. Sessions blend practical skills like CBT and DBT with reflective work on attachment and communication.
What is Penny's background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where does Penny practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in New York and holds the NY LCSW credential as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Please check the platform details when you schedule.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Penny?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.