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Giovanna Pennick

Practical skills and compassionate support

LPC Texas

Experience
4 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Giovanna

Giovanna Pennick welcomes people seeking practical tools and compassionate support for stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She focuses on helping clients build coping skills, clarify values, and move toward more satisfying daily living while honoring each person's individual experience and pace.

Background and approach

As an LPC licensed in Texas with four years of professional experience, Giovanna draws from evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral approaches, client-centered work, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques. Her style balances active skill-building with empathic listening, and she adapts conversations and plans to fit each client’s needs.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while partnering with people to explore goals such as improving communication, managing emotions, and increasing self-esteem. Giovanna is particularly attentive to concerns like family and blended family challenges, caregiver stress, intimacy and relationship issues, career uncertainty, and the emotional effects of discrimination or cultural conflict.

She aims to empower clients to take meaningful steps toward healing and growth while offering steady support as they navigate change.

Using practical approaches online to build skills and resilience

Giovanna often integrates cognitive behavioral strategies and client-centered principles when working with clients. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and learning concrete tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address relationship patterns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so clients feel heard and can explore values, self-esteem, and life goals at their own pace.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Giovanna partners with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then adapts methods to fit what works best for them. She may blend techniques from different approaches to create a personalized plan that emphasizes practical skills alongside supportive reflection.

Online sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make ongoing care more accessible and flexible. These options allow people to engage in therapy from home, during breaks, or around other responsibilities while maintaining consistent work on coping skills, communication, and emotional regulation with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Giovanna help with?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and grief, intimacy and anger concerns, as well as career and life-purpose questions.
How would you describe Giovanna's therapeutic style?
Her approach combines empathic, client-centered listening with practical skill-building from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to help clients set and reach concrete goals.
What is Giovanna's clinical experience?
She has four years of professional experience providing therapy and coaching to people facing a variety of life challenges.
Where is Giovanna licensed and located?
Giovanna is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas holding the credential LPC with license number TX LPC 82048.
Does Giovanna offer services in other languages or to international clients?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Giovanna?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English