Pennie Brooks

Pennie Brooks is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with more than four decades of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, anger, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people cope with the demands of everyday life.

Brooks draws on a mix of practical methods to meet each person's needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and build workable habits. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to offer a listening, nonjudgmental space. Hypnotherapy and the Gottman Method are additional tools she applies when they fit a client's goals.

Her background includes work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, hospice care, programs for at-risk youth, group practices, and long-term private practice. That breadth of settings informs a flexible approach to care for people facing chronic illness, brain or spinal cord injury, caregiver stress, and other complex issues. She has experience supporting LGBTQ+ people, single parents, and adults managing identity or major life changes.

Brooks emphasizes skills people can use between sessions. She helps clients build resilience, manage symptoms, and find meaning after loss or life change. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical strategies, and ongoing adjustment as needs evolve.

Her perspective is shaped by both professional training and personal experience with trauma, disability, chronic pain, and bereavement. She aims to help people feel seen and regain a sense of direction and strength.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and changing them through practice and behavioral experiments; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing painful symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, and then tailor methods to the client's needs. That might mean mixing ACT and CBT with client-centered listening or bringing in hypnotherapy when appropriate.

The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and avoiding travel time. Online therapy can make it easier to keep regular appointments and to check in between major life events. The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking to know what is offered and how sessions are scheduled.