Pennie Brooks, LMHC

Pennie Brooks is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with a long history helping people navigate major life changes. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. Her style is warm and practical, and she aims to help clients find clearer direction during difficult midlife shifts.

Brooks draws on four decades of work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, hospice care, and private practice. She has supported people through chronic illness, brain and spinal cord injury, bereavement, and recovery from abuse. This background informs a straightforward, skills-based approach that emphasizes resilience and everyday coping strategies.

Sessions emphasize collaboration. Brooks uses practical tools to manage symptoms and to set achievable goals. She helps clients work through attachment and abandonment concerns, communication and commitment issues, and the stresses of caregiving or blended family dynamics.

She also brings lived experience with trauma, disability, chronic pain, and loss, which shapes a compassionate understanding of long-term recovery. Brooks works with adolescents, adults, and older adults, tailoring steps to each person’s needs and stage of life.

Her aim is to help people feel seen and regain a sense of agency. Clients leave sessions with concrete skills to handle anxiety, reframe difficult thoughts, and rebuild routines. Those facing midlife transitions may find her mix of practical methods and empathic support helpful as they make changes and plan next steps.

Approaches that guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions by building psychological flexibility. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT often helps with anxiety, mood concerns, and practical coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and emphasizes empathy and unconditional respect to support healing and growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needs change, keeping choices practical and collaborative.

Confirm available session formats before booking, since the biography does not specify which online or in-person options are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, keep continuity during medical or caregiving demands, and reduce travel time. Some people prefer a video session for face-to-face interaction, while others choose an audio check-in when they need a shorter session or lower bandwidth. Licensed professionals tailor sessions to help clients practice skills, manage symptoms, and plan next steps without promising a specific outcome.