About Penny
Penny Howland is a licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of practice. She blends practical talk therapy with attention to how health and life events affect emotions and behavior. Penny aims to help people manage mood, stress, and difficult transitions in clear, grounded ways.
Penny works with concerns such as addiction, grief, relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people coping with caregiving stress, end-of-life issues, sleep problems, and identity concerns.
How Penny works
Her approach is flexible and focused on the problem someone brings to the room. Training includes a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The LCSW credential that follows her name means she is a licensed clinical social worker.
Her career has included settings like dialysis care and hospice work, where medical and emotional needs intersect. Penny uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and psychodynamic ideas when they fit a person's goals. She pays attention to patterns from a person’s past and the thoughts and habits that keep problems going now.
The focus is on small, practical changes and clearer understanding of feelings. Sessions can address many concerns from anger and impulsivity to compulsive behaviors and relationship pain. Penny also offers coaching-style support for career and life direction.
People who want a steady, experienced clinician will find a straightforward, compassionate approach.
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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
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Psychiatric and emotional patterns are addressed through approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and psychodynamic therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people learn practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, compulsions, and unhelpful habits. Psychodynamic therapy looks at recurring relationship patterns and early influences to help people understand why they react a certain way and make different choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Penny will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they will adjust the plan as progress is made and problems change over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth sessions and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching moments, or when someone needs quick access between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical change and understanding.
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