Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Penny works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LSCSW
- Licensed in
- Kansas, Missouri
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Penny
Penny Clodfelter is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience in caring for people facing anger, addiction, grief, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She offers a calm, direct presence and helps people begin by talking through what feels most urgent. Penny encourages steady steps and practical changes rather than quick fixes.
Penny is licensed in Missouri as an LCSW and in Kansas as an LSCSW. She works with concerns that often come together - trauma and abuse, depression, stress, low self-esteem, and intimacy-related problems.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, eating concerns, and the challenges of caregiving and aging. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Mindfulness techniques are offered to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change, and solution-focused strategies guide short-term goal setting. Sessions aim to be a place where a person can speak without judgment and set realistic goals.
Penny helps break problems into manageable steps and checks progress regularly. She emphasizes skill-building to handle anger, improve communication, and cope with loss. People who choose Penny can expect practical suggestions and steady support as they work toward clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping.
She values honesty, patience, and small, measurable wins along the way.
What Penny works with
Everything Penny lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Penny's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Penny lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people notice thoughts that fuel anger or anxiety and then test different behaviors to reduce distress. It’s a hands-on method that often includes homework and skill practice between sessions.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to lower reactivity and improve focus in stressful moments. These practices can help with grief, stress, and relationship tensions by increasing awareness of feelings before acting on them.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That decision is made together and can change as progress is seen.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and nonverbal cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Penny
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Penny helps with anger, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and self-esteem difficulties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a collaborative style with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to set goals and try new behaviors.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 35 years of professional experience working with people facing a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds LCSW in Missouri and LSCSW in Kansas and practices from Kansas.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.