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Giovanna Pennick, LPC
Texas
LPC in Texas - Stress and relationship support
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness skills
- Solution-focused steps
About Giovanna
Giovanna Pennick is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with four years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and common life transitions. She also helps with grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, anger, career questions, and issues related to intimacy and social anxiety.
Giovanna uses straightforward, practical methods to help people notice patterns that cause distress. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. She also uses client-centered listening, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused steps to keep work concrete and manageable.
Sessions move at a steady pace. Giovanna helps people break concerns into small steps and practices new skills between meetings. She pays attention to communication problems, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and the effects of prejudice or multicultural strain when those topics come up.
Her work includes addressing fertility worries, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt, isolation, and life-purpose questions. She combines practical coping tools with short-term problem solving when a quick plan helps, and deeper skills training when people need it.
People who choose her can expect direct feedback, clear exercises to try between sessions, and a focus on what feels workable in day-to-day life. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
How cognitive and skills-based methods translate to online sessions
Giovanna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try concrete alternatives. CBT sessions focus on identifying patterns, testing small behavior changes, and practicing skills between meetings to reduce anxiety, depression, and social fears.She also draws on client-centered techniques that prioritize listening and collaboration, and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed. DBT-style skills work can help with intense emotions, relationship strain, and coping under pressure.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Giovanna will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before recommending a path forward. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is tracked.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people practice skills between sessions in their usual routines. Licensed professionals can use brief exercises, worksheets, and guided practices that transfer directly to everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, life transitions, grief, trauma, self-esteem, anger, career questions, and intimacy-related issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses practical methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered listening, DBT skills, mindfulness, and solution-focused steps to create concrete strategies people can try.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional counseling experience working with a range of life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time according to the site billing terms.
What is the first step to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site process.
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