About Penny
Penny Clodfelter helps people who are struggling with addiction, relationship problems, trauma, grief, anxiety, or depression. She speaks in a straightforward way and aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Penny values a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk and be heard.
Penny holds licenses as an LCSW and an LSCSW and brings 35 years of clinical experience. She uses practical approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build skills for daily life.
How Penny works
Sessions focus on real problems and clear steps forward rather than abstract theory. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that keep problems going and to practice new responses. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help reduce overwhelming emotion and to improve focus in stressful moments.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change, and Solution-Focused Therapy supports short-term goal setting and progress tracking. Penny often works with concerns related to family roles, parenting, intimacy, eating issues, anger, and self-esteem. She also addresses complex topics such as abandonment, attachment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and the impacts of divorce or domestic violence.
The emphasis is on steady progress and practical tools. Her practice in Kansas is aimed at helping people find clearer choices and better daily coping. Penny encourages simple, doable steps and checks in about what is working.
She helps people plan next steps and practice new habits between sessions.
Penny lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Penny works with
The areas below are the ones Penny selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LSCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kansas |
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Online support options
Practical therapy approaches offered online
Many sessions use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Mindfulness Therapy is also used to help people notice difficult emotions without reacting and to build better focus and calm in everyday moments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Penny will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person's needs and adjust those methods as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick coping strategies, or when a written exchange feels easier to manage. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep up steady contact between sessions.
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