Lindsay Pennell is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri with nine years of experience.
01About Lindsay
Lindsay Pennell is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri with nine years of experience. She focuses on helping adults manage anxiety, stress, addiction concerns, and mood difficulties. Her style is warm and open and she aims to help clients feel heard and make practical changes.
She has worked primarily with adults who face mental health diagnoses and substance use problems. Common concerns she addresses include depression, bipolar symptoms, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and grief.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, relationship challenges, intimacy issues, sleep problems, and career-related stress. Lindsay uses a blend of motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and a strength-based focus. In sessions she helps people set realistic goals, notice unhelpful thinking or behavior patterns, and build small habits that lead to change.
Conversations are direct but empathetic and paced to each person's needs. Practical issues such as smoking or vaping cessation, money worries, and substance use are part of her work. She also addresses compassion fatigue, guilt and shame, and social anxiety in straightforward ways that connect to daily life.
Treatment ideas are tailored to what the client wants to work on. Clients can expect collaborative planning and clear steps to try between sessions. Lindsay emphasizes progress over perfection and supports people as they try new ways of coping.
She welcomes discussion about goals and adjustments as therapy continues.
02Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2013029340 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1992130769 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lindsay lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
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04Online support
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It uses respectful questions and reflective listening to build motivation for things like cutting back on alcohol or starting healthier habits. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions; clients learn to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety or lift mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lindsay will collaborate to identify which techniques fit a person's goals and learning style, and she will adjust methods over time based on what helps most. This is a shared decision-making process that centers the client's priorities.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists see nonverbal cues and allow longer sessions for skill work. Phone sessions can be easier when video would be difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, parenting, or travel while keeping therapy consistent and focused on progress.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Lindsay address?
Lindsay works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, stress, addictions, trauma, grief, sleep problems, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is warm and open, combining motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and a strength-based focus to set goals and build practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working in counseling, primarily with adults facing mental health diagnoses and substance use issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Missouri LPC, and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions delivered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Lindsay?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.
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