Genna Lo Presti
Compassionate clinician blending practical therapy and insight
LCSW Florida
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Genna
Genna Lo Presti integrates cognitive behavioral methods with broader therapeutic perspectives to help clients untangle persistent patterns and build more workable lives.
Background and approach
She draws on 22 years of clinical experience and an array of approaches to address issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image struggles, and mood conditions like bipolar. Genna emphasizes how personal history, attachment patterns, and present-day stressors interact to shape self-esteem and emotional responses.
Genna earned her Bachelor’s degree in 2006, Master’s degree in 2010, and became a licensed clinical social worker in Florida in 2014 (FL LCSW SW11266). Her practice has included acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings where she has applied psychodynamic, existential, humanistic, strength-based, trauma-focused, and client-centered techniques alongside CBT.
She aims to meet each person where they are, offering attentive listening, gentle humor, and practical tools to reduce overwhelm and foster resilience. Her work is grounded in respect for the whole person and an awareness of how environments and attachment experiences shape coping.
Genna invites clients to explore reactions, release unhelpful patterns, and reclaim a sense of worth through collaborative, evidence-informed care.
Integrating evidence-based approaches for online care
Genna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, offering concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support clients in clarifying values, practicing acceptance of difficult internal experiences, and committing to meaningful action despite discomfort. Attachment-Based Therapy is another element she brings in to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connection, communication, and intimacy struggles.Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Genna works with clients to determine which methods fit their goals and preferences, combining strategies as needed rather than relying on a single model. This partnership helps tailor interventions to the person’s history, priorities, and day-to-day challenges.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These formats allow for ongoing therapeutic work without geographic constraints and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English