Pennie Brooks, LMHC

Pennie Brooks is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over four decades of experience in mental health care. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. Her work focuses on practical support and steady, compassionate guidance for everyday challenges.

Brooks draws on a long career that includes hospitals, rehabilitation centers, hospice, government youth programs, group practices, and private practice in Florida. She has supported people dealing with chronic illness and pain, brain and spinal cord injury, and recovery from abuse. She also helps clients address attachment concerns, body image, caregiver strain, and life transitions.

Her style is collaborative and skills-based. She teaches coping strategies, communication skills, and ways to manage strong emotions. Sessions aim to build resilience and help people set realistic goals for short-term relief and longer-term growth.

Pennie notes lived experience with trauma, disability, chronic pain, and loss, and brings that perspective into sessions. She works with adolescents, adults, and older adults, tailoring work to each person’s situation and aims. Her practice emphasizes steady support so clients can move forward with more clarity and strength.

When someone reaches out, they can expect straightforward conversations, concrete tools, and a focus on what changes will help most in daily life. Brooks values a therapeutic connection that can adapt as needs change over time.

How specific approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and still move toward what matters to them. It emphasizes values, practical exercises, and small steps that reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing patterns through simple skills and homework. It works well for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns and often uses brief exercises between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and try methods that fit your situation. Together you can test what works, adjust the plan, and focus on tools that make daily life easier.

Please confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find online therapy helpful for fitting sessions into busy schedules, keeping appointments during life transitions, or checking in from work or home when timing is tight. Online sessions can make it easier to do brief check-ins, complete homework assignments, and maintain regular contact while you work on skills and shifts in behavior.