- Client-centered approach
- Practical coping skills
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Giovanna
Giovanna Pennick is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She speaks plain, direct language and focuses on practical steps that can fit into a busy life. Giovanna aims to listen first and then help clients find what works for them.
She uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person's goals at the center of each session. Giovanna also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity. Sessions are shaped to match each person’s needs and pace rather than following a rigid template.
With four years of professional experience, Giovanna has supported people through trauma, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, fertility-related concerns, workplace burnout, and issues around self-esteem and identity. She pays attention to how cultural background and experiences of prejudice affect wellbeing and decision making.
Therapy with Giovanna typically involves listening, clarifying what matters most, and practicing small, concrete changes between sessions. She offers coaching-style guidance when clients want to focus on career goals or life purpose, and emotion-regulation skills when anxiety, anger, or grief feel overwhelming.
Her style is warm and direct. She aims to create a respectful space for honest conversation and steady progress. Before booking, confirm current session options to make sure they fit your schedule and needs.
How Giovanna’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-Centered Therapy places your goals and experience at the heart of sessions. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, follows your lead, and adapts sessions to what you say matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioral experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting. These tools often help with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving concrete steps to practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Giovanna will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process is flexible - you may focus more on mindfulness skills one month, and on problem-solving or DBT-style emotion regulation the next.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use practices such as mindfulness or behavioral experiments in the settings where they happen. Talk with Giovanna about what format best matches your schedule and day-to-day life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
Giovanna works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, ADHD symptoms, and related challenges like isolation, self-esteem, and career strain.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered style that focuses on the person's goals and priorities. She also integrates CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques as appropriate for the situation.
What is her professional background?
Giovanna has four years of professional experience working with a range of life challenges and transitions, offering support, coping strategies, and goal-oriented work.
Where is Giovanna licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients within the scope allowed by her Texas licensure.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and schedule; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Check current rates when you begin the intake process.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.