Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Giovanna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Giovanna
Giovanna Pennick is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people manage strong emotions and everyday stresses. She focuses on practical steps first, listening carefully and offering clear tools for things like anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Giovanna aims to make early conversations straightforward and calming for someone who may be worried or unsure about therapy.
Giovanna uses a mix of approaches that match each person’s needs.
Background and approach
She draws on client-centered work to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space. She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and build more effective coping skills. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are added when they fit the client’s goals.
Her work often centers on life changes and stressors such as grief, caregiver strain, blended family challenges, and career transitions. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, intimacy questions, and issues around self-esteem or social anxiety. Anger is one of the areas she helps people understand and manage through practical techniques.
Sessions are tailored to the individual. Giovanna emphasizes collaboration and straightforward goals. People who are juggling busy lives or caregiving roles will find concrete strategies and short-term plans they can try between meetings.
With four years of professional experience, she brings steady support and a respectful listening style. Her aim is to help people move toward clearer choices, better daily coping, and a sense of progress in their lives.
What Giovanna works with
Everything Giovanna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Giovanna's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Giovanna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and adapting to each person's needs, creating a respectful space where concerns like anger or relationship stress can be talked through. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which often fits well into online sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) brings attention to emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that can be practiced between meetings and reviewed during video or chat sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help the client choose methods that match their goals and daily life. This is collaborative: goals, preferences, and what feels useful guide the plan rather than one fixed method.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or caregiving responsibilities. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter exchanges when that fits best. These options make it easier to keep consistent progress while fitting therapy into real life.
Questions people ask about Giovanna
What kinds of concerns does Giovanna address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, career concerns, and related areas such as caregiver stress and blended family challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a blend of client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods to create practical, goal-oriented sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPC in Texas and operates from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.