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Giovanna Pennick

Therapist · Texas

Giovanna Pennick, LPC

Care-focused support for everyday challenges

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  • Empathic listener
  • Practical tools
  • Caregiver support

About Giovanna

Giovanna Pennick is an LPC based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, caregiving stress, and life transitions. She focuses on listening first and creating a plan that fits each person. Her approach is warm and respectful, aiming to support people as they find clearer ways to cope and move forward.

Giovanna uses straightforward conversations to understand what is most pressing. She adapts sessions to each person's needs rather than following a fixed script. Expect practical tools alongside space to talk about feelings and events that matter to you.

She draws on Client-Centered therapy to center the person's perspective and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that keep problems stuck. Mindfulness and Solution-Focused techniques are used to build small, manageable steps toward change. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills may be included when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

With four years of professional experience, Giovanna has worked with people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and identity concerns, career stress, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports caregivers coping with compassion fatigue and the practical strains of care.

Sessions are shaped around real-life goals such as better communication, clearer boundaries, managing anger, or finding purpose. Giovanna encourages collaboration so each person helps set the pace and focus of their work together.

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

Therapeutic approaches

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

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

How Giovanna uses therapy approaches online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on hearing the person's experience and shaping sessions around their priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental listener and wants to set the direction of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches skills to shift unhelpful cycles; it can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by offering concrete techniques to practice.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then recommend ways of working together. That plan can change over time as needs shift.

Please confirm the specific session formats available before booking because the biography does not list formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Licensed professionals also use online work to share exercises and mindfulness practices that can be done between sessions, helping people apply skills in everyday situations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Giovanna commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career stress, and caregiver issues including compassion fatigue.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered and practical, combining listening with tools from approaches like CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused work to address immediate needs.

How much experience does she have?

Giovanna has four years of professional work experience as a licensed counselor working with a range of life challenges and caregiving stress.

What credential and region does she work in?

She is an LPC licensed in Texas and practices with clients in that region.

Which languages and international arrangements are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking since specific session formats are not listed in the biography.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Giovanna?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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