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About Penni
Penni Mitchell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 30 years of clinical experience. She sees adults coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures, and related concerns such as sleep, eating, and intimacy issues.
Penni draws on a variety of approaches to shape sessions around a person's needs. She uses client-centered methods to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral techniques to address patterns of thinking and behavior, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused work when emotions and relationships are central. Hypnotherapy is also part of her toolkit for clients who find that helpful.
Her background includes a Master of Education and a Master of Social Work, and she notes experience across career, family, and trauma-related concerns. She aims for practical conversations about coping skills, communication, boundaries, and day-to-day strategies that reduce overwhelm at home.
Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and steps you can try between meetings. Common topics include parenting stress, managing anger, improving communication, grieving a loss, and addressing addictive behaviors. Penni also supports people facing life transitions such as divorce, adoption and foster care challenges, aging issues, or changes tied to work.
People who choose her often want straightforward, steady guidance and a mix of talking and skills practice. She accepts international clients and conducts work in English. To begin, readers are asked to use the site matching process and schedule a first session through the online options.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. Online meetings can use this approach to prioritize your concerns and set simple goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down unhelpful thoughts and habits into manageable steps. In remote sessions CBT is used for behavior experiments, thought records, and actionable homework that fits into daily routines.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review your goals and try different methods collaboratively until you find what helps. That might mean more skills practice one week and deeper emotionally-focused conversation another week.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people choose online work because it can fit around childcare, errands, and work breaks, or because it makes short check-ins easier. Online sessions can allow for focused skills practice, planning between sessions, and consistent follow-up without a long commute.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of home and family issues does she help with?
She addresses parenting stress, blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and other family-related concerns as listed in her profile.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT and DBT, plus emotionally-focused work and hypnotherapy when appropriate.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 30 years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Education and a Master of Social Work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (FL LCSW) and lists Florida as her location.
Does she work with people who live outside the United States?
Yes. She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking; the profile does not list specific session formats so please check the online options on the site.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.