Pennie Brooks

Pennie Brooks is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 42 years in the mental health field. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and anger. Her manner is warm and straightforward, so conversations focus on what matters now and on practical next steps.

Her work has included acute care hospitals, rehab centers, hospice, and government-funded youth programs, as well as long-term private practice. That range informs how she supports people through medical crises, caregiving stress, and loss. She has substantial experience with chronic pain, brain and spinal cord injury, cancer, and aging-related concerns.

Pennie blends several therapeutic methods to fit each person's needs. She uses client-centered listening to clarify priorities, cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and acceptance and commitment approaches to build values-driven action. She also incorporates hypnotherapy and relationship-focused tools when appropriate.

Sessions emphasize concrete skills - coping strategies, communication techniques, and steps to reduce reactivity. Her approach is collaborative: she works with each person to set goals and practice new ways of responding. Many people return over time as they face new transitions and challenges.

Pennie draws on personal experience with trauma, disability, chronic pain, and loss, which shapes her empathetic style. She aims to help people feel seen and stronger, and to move forward with clearer choices and more resilience.

Therapeutic approaches that translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes values-driven action and learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while still moving toward what matters. It can help with anxiety, anger, and life transitions by clarifying priorities and building small consistent steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, then testing and changing them with practical exercises to reduce distress and improve coping. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and understanding each person’s experience so goals and pace are set together.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Pennie will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that learning skills, practicing new responses, and following guided exercises transfers well to remote sessions when paired with clear plans and regular practice.