Therapist profile
Penelope "Penny" McBride, LCSW
New York
LCSW - Anger and Relationship Concerns
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, New York / 077548
- NPI1679720940
- Experience26 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew York
About
- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
About Penelope
Penelope "Penny" McBride is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 26 years of experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and anger. Penny also helps people facing career changes, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and coping with life transitions.
Penny favors practical, person-focused work. Sessions aim to identify patterns that keep problems going and to build concrete skills for handling strong feelings. She uses techniques that help people notice how their relationships shape emotion and behavior, and then test new ways of responding.
Her approach brings together attachment ideas, cognitive behavioral strategies, and client-centered listening. That combination supports people who struggle with communication problems, codependency, or long-standing family issues. It also addresses areas like body image, eating and substance concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Penny draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and motivational interviewing tools when people are stuck in cycles of shame, avoidance, or self-criticism. She works on skills for managing impulsive reactions, reducing reactivity, and improving emotional regulation.
People who come to her for anger-related concerns can expect straightforward work on triggers, patterns, and practical responses. The focus is on clear steps and real-world practice rather than on labels. To begin, clients complete a short intake and then set achievable goals for sessions.
How sessions work
How attachment, CBT and DBT translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape reactions. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and practice different responses to anger or conflict.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions this looks like identifying unhelpful thinking, trying alternate thoughts, and testing new behaviors between meetings.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills can be practiced in week-to-week online meetings and applied to workplace frustration, relationship arguments, or intense bursts of anger.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as needs change.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the profile did not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins on busy days, and letting people join from different locations when schedules demand it. Licensed professionals often use this flexibility to keep progress steady while adapting to a client's routine.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger, relationship issues, parenting challenges, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with attachment-informed and cognitive behavioral methods to focus on patterns and practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
Penny has 26 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What are the session formats?
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats were not listed in the profile.
How are costs and starting set up?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by selecting the See online therapy options button and completing the short matching questionnaire.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.