Genna Lo Presti, LCSW

Genna Lo Presti is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience helping people untangle emotional patterns that get in the way of feeling connected and whole. She centers her work on real-life struggles like anxiety, depression, trauma, and intimacy-related issues. She writes with compassion about how past wounds and insecure attachments can chip away at self-worth and everyday functioning.

Genna uses a blend of approaches to meet people where they are. She draws from acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused principles, and client-centered methods. In sessions she listens closely, uses straightforward language, and sometimes brings gentle humor to ease tension.

Her background includes years in acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings. She earned a bachelor’s degree in 2006 and a master’s degree in 2010, and she became a Florida licensed clinical social worker in 2014. That practical experience shapes a calm, grounded style that balances empathy with clear guidance.

Genna often helps people notice unhelpful reactions and try small changes instead. She supports those coping with addiction, relationship stress, grief, eating concerns, ADHD, and a wide range of attachment and communication struggles. She also addresses issues related to aging, caregiver stress, body image, and dissociation.

Her aim is to help people reconnect to what matters and live with more ease. She invites potential clients to consider therapy as a collaborative process where curiosity replaces blame and steady steps replace despair.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Genna blends several well-established approaches to help people clarify values, heal attachment wounds, and shift unhelpful thinking. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then taking actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation problems.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. It can be useful for intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns, and communication problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the person’s experience leads the work and the therapist offers empathy and reflective listening.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches over time. This conversation happens together in early sessions so the plan feels practical and personalized.

Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions can make therapy easier to fit into a busy day, reduce commute time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid being on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for work between visits so progress continues outside of sessions.