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Pennie Brooks

Seasoned LMHC guiding practical, compassionate change

LMHC Florida

Experience
42 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Pennie

Pennie Brooks is an experienced Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who centers her work on people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. With a clinical career spanning more than four decades, she brings seasoned judgment and a calm, steady presence to sessions.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes practical tools and skill-building to help clients manage immediate difficulties while pursuing longer-term growth and resilience. Her background includes work in acute care hospitals, rehabilitation settings, hospice, government-funded youth programs, group practices, and a long-term independent practice in Florida.

Pennie integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered principles, Gottman Method elements, and hypnotherapy when appropriate to each person’s needs. She has supported people through chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, brain and spinal cord injury, bereavement, and recovery from abuse, tailoring interventions to individual goals and circumstances.

Known for a compassionate, collaborative, and skills-based style, she works to help clients build resilience, clarify values, and develop concrete strategies for coping and change. Pennie draws on both professional training and personal experience with trauma and chronic health challenges to create a therapeutic environment focused on empowerment and forward movement.

Integrating evidence-based approaches with flexible online care

Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and improve mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills for accepting difficult emotions while clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action toward those values. Both approaches lend themselves well to online work because they emphasize specific skills and exercises that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to explore which methods feel most useful based on symptoms, goals, and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches to suit individual needs. Clients are invited to share feedback so treatment can be adjusted over time.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to continue work through transitions or health challenges. These remote formats support consistent access to a licensed professional and allow skills-based therapy, check-ins, and ongoing support without requiring travel, giving clients greater flexibility in how they engage in the therapeutic process.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Pennie focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger, and also works with a wide range of related issues such as chronic pain, caregiving stress, attachment and abandonment concerns, and codependency.
What is the therapeutic approach and style used in sessions?
Her style is compassionate, collaborative, and skills-based, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered techniques, Gottman Method elements, and hypnotherapy as appropriate for each client.
How much experience does the clinician have?
She brings 42 years of experience in the mental health field, with work across hospitals, rehabilitation centers, hospice, government programs, group practices, and independent practice.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they located?
She is licensed as an LMHC in Florida with license FL LMHC MH6216 and maintains a independent practice in Florida.
Can clients work with this therapist in languages other than English or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide a range of remote options depending on client preference and needs.
How does pricing and payment work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefAnger management

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

42+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English