- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Penni
Penni Mitchell is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who brings 30 years of experience to sessions. She focuses on practical help for common parenting and life stresses. Penni speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for worried parents.
She uses a mix of familiar approaches to match each person's needs. Penni draws from client-centered work to keep conversations focused on what matters to the parent.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Her background includes a Master of Education and a Master of Social Work, and she practices as an LCSW. Over three decades she has supported people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns.
That range informs how she adapts tools for different problems. In sessions she keeps the tone warm and nonjudgmental. Parents can expect clear, down-to-earth suggestions and space to talk through difficult feelings.
The work often combines short-term skills practice with deeper conversation about values and goals. Penni also draws on techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused work when emotional regulation or attachment issues are central. She includes hypnotherapy when appropriate and when a client is curious about that option.
Sessions are tailored so time and methods match the parent's goals and situation.
What Penni works with
Everything Penni lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Penni helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Penni lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the parent's goals. The therapist creates space for parents to say what matters and supports them as they decide next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going. It uses simple exercises and homework to change thinking patterns and build new response habits, which can help with anxiety, mood, and parenting reactions.
Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. These tools can be useful when strong emotions or frequent conflict get in the way of daily life.
Finding the best fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the parent about needs, goals, and preferences, then try different approaches to see what helps most. Adjustments to the plan are made together as progress is reviewed.
Online work is offered by licensed professionals in several formats: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, live chat for brief exchanges, and text-based messaging for ongoing notes and questions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to use the method that feels most comfortable.
Questions people ask about Penni
What concerns does Penni address?
She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and parenting issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and trauma-related matters.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical, mixing conversational listening with tangible tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.
How much experience does she have?
Penni has practiced for 30 years and has worked with many concerns ranging from mood and anxiety to substance issues and parenting stress.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Florida licensed clinical social worker, FL LCSW, and practices from Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted and sessions can be arranged across time zones according to availability.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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