- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Genna
Genna Lo Presti is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on two decades of experience to help people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting stress. She writes plainly and notices how daily pressures, unmet attachment needs, and past hurts can erode self-worth. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, and she uses humor to ease tension in sessions.
Genna blends practical approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy with deeper, attachment-focused work.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how past experiences shape current relationship patterns and emotional reactions. That combination helps people learn new behaviors while also understanding underlying feelings. In sessions she takes a person-centered stance, listening closely and treating each concern in the context of the whole life.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concepts guide work on closeness and intimacy-related problems. Her background includes nearly twenty-two years across acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings.
Genna earned a Bachelor’s degree in 2006 and a Master’s degree in 2010, and she became a Florida licensed clinical social worker in 2014. That experience informs how she balances symptom-focused work with long-term growth. People come to her for help with a range of issues such as grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, attachment concerns, and communication problems.
Sessions focus on clear goals, manageable steps, and learning ways to respond differently to old patterns.
What Genna works with
Everything Genna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Genna helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Genna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven online therapy for parenting and relationship concerns
Genna commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that fit their values, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and parenting choices. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence present relationship patterns and helps people develop more supported ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and day-to-day realities, and together they decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning lets treatment shift if something isn’t helping.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, reflections between sessions, or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Genna
What kinds of problems can be addressed in therapy?
She works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and self-esteem struggles.
What is her therapeutic style and approach like?
Her style is warm and person-centered, blending cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-informed and acceptance-based methods to help people change behavior and understand feelings.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 22 years of clinical experience across acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings, which informs practical skill-building alongside deeper therapeutic work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker practicing from Florida.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are offered for sessions?
She offers multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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