Christine Penwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Tennessee.
01About Christine
Christine Penwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Tennessee. She brings seven years of clinical experience and focuses on relationships, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, and everyday worries like anxiety and low self-esteem. Christine aims for a kind, straightforward therapy style.
She centers sessions on empathy, genuine listening, and unconditional positive regard. Clients lead the conversation while she helps name patterns, calm intense moments, and find practical next steps.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on attachment ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people understand how past experiences shape current reactions. She also uses client-centered and dialectical tools to support emotion regulation and clearer communication. Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants change but feels stuck.
In sessions Christine talks through concrete skills and small experiments people can try between meetings. She helps parents manage parenting strain, supports people handling life transitions, and addresses complex issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment difficulties, and dissociation. Her background includes work in several states and a focus on families parenting neurodivergent children.
That experience informs how she frames coping strategies for stress, ADHD-related challenges, and relationship or intimacy-related problems. Sessions are offered in English and tailored to each person’s pace and goals.
02Credentials
- LPC (Tennessee)
- License 7336 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1215500236 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Christine names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Christine names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that translate well to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how early connections shape feelings and reactions. Online sessions use conversations and reflective exercises to help people notice patterns in relationships and try new ways of connecting.Client-centered therapy centers on empathic listening and following the client’s priorities. This approach is about being heard, naming what matters, and shaping sessions around the client’s pace and goals in video, phone, or text formats.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT exercises can be assigned between sessions and discussed over video or messaging to track progress.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options, try methods together, and adjust plans based on what feels helpful. Goals, personal preferences, and day-to-day realities guide which tools are used.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or a quieter voice-only check-in helps, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for quick reflections or prompts. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, and busy schedules while maintaining continuity of care.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Christine helps with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, career issues, ADHD, and related topics like abandonment and attachment difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She practices a client-centered style that emphasizes empathy, authenticity, and following the client’s lead while offering practical skills and support.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of experience and has worked in Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee, with an emphasis on families parenting neurodivergent children and on trauma-informed care.
What credential and location information is on file?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as a Tennessee LPC, and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages and client locations are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the client.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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