Pennie Brooks, LMHC

Pennie Brooks is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 42 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. Her practice also addresses areas such as chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, attachment and abandonment concerns, and issues around body image and identity.

Brooks describes a practical, skills-focused way of working. She uses clear tools so clients can manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive reactions. Sessions focus on concrete techniques and real-life adjustments rather than abstract theory. Conversation and skill practice are central to moving forward.

Her background spans acute care hospitals, rehabilitation centers, hospice, government programs serving at-risk youth, group practice settings, and long-term private practice. That variety informs how she approaches stress from health problems, bereavement, and trauma. It also shapes how she supports people returning to everyday roles after a major change.

Pennie draws on several clinical methods to match the problem at hand. She combines acceptance-based strategies, cognitive techniques, relationship-focused work, and hypnotherapy when suitable. This mix is applied in straightforward ways to manage anger, reduce anxiety, and repair relationship patterns.

She works with adolescents, adults, and older adults and has experience supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and single parents. Sessions aim to build practical coping skills, clearer communication, and better emotional regulation. Clients are encouraged to try small, manageable steps between meetings.

To begin, she asks people to identify the problems they want to change and the goals they hope to reach. From there she and the client pick methods and exercises that fit day-to-day life.

How treatment approaches are used in online sessions