About Anthony
Anthony Penn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia. He draws on 13 years of counseling experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and life transitions. He speaks English and works with adults on issues such as grief, trauma, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Anthony uses straightforward, practical techniques in sessions. He blends cognitive behavioral methods with mindfulness and acceptance-based ideas. He also uses client-centered conversation and motivational interviewing to help people clarify values and take steps that matter to them.
How Anthony works
His background includes work in inpatient psychiatric settings, outpatient programs, group homes, forensic facilities, and community mental health. He has supported people with severe mental illness and those reintegrating after military service. That breadth gives him experience with complex and persistent challenges.
Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and addressing patterns like codependency, attachment concerns, and control issues. He helps people work through relationship strain, intimacy questions, and decisions around divorce or separation. Practical tools and short-term goals are common parts of his work.
Anthony aims to match techniques to each person’s needs. He helps clients explore values, reduce unhelpful thinking, and practice mindful awareness. This approach supports lasting behavior change and clearer direction in day-to-day life.
Anthony lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Anthony works with
The areas below are the ones Anthony selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
How Anthony’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people identify what matters to them and take committed action toward those values despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going; it often includes practical exercises to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and awareness skills that can reduce rumination and support emotion regulation in daily life.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Anthony will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. He adapts techniques over time based on what is working and what the client wants to accomplish.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging is useful for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue progress when in-person visits are difficult.
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