Giovanna Pennick is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain.
01About Giovanna
Giovanna Pennick is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She offers calm, practical support and listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Giovanna focuses on making therapy clear and useful, not confusing or clinical.
She uses a mix of approaches to match a person’s needs. That can include client-centered work that puts the person’s goals front and center.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing intense emotions. Giovanna has four years of professional counseling experience and keeps sessions straightforward. She often helps people cope with life changes, grief, trauma and abuse, caregiving stress, and challenges around intimacy and communication.
She also supports people dealing with ADHD-related struggles, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is collaborative and adaptive. She and the client set practical goals, try concrete tools, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Conversations include skill practice, problem-solving, and reflection so people can use what they learn between sessions. She places attention on cultural context, discrimination issues, and the impact of blended family dynamics when relevant. Giovanna aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can build stronger coping, self-worth, and clearer direction for next steps.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 82048 · expires April 2028
- NPI
- 1316633068 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Giovanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Methods Giovanna names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Giovanna 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
How therapeutic approaches translate to online counseling
Giovanna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy when working online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to manage stress and ground difficult emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, day-to-day challenges, and personal preferences, then suggest strategies to try. That collaboration makes it easier to adjust methods if something isn’t fitting or producing the hoped-for change.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets you use facial cues and longer conversations, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection and coaching between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Giovanna works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and career issues. She also addresses ADHD-related struggles, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem problems.
What is her typical therapy style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, using client-centered conversation alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical strategies. The focus is on clear goals, skill practice, and tools you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional counseling experience working with a range of life challenges. That background shapes a straightforward, goal-oriented approach.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in Texas and works with people in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided within the region indicated.
What session formats are offered?
Giovanna provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How do fees and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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