About Penni
Penni Fontenot is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, low self-esteem, and attention difficulties. She brings ten years of practice in Louisiana and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Penni speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel possible for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
Penni believes clients know their own stories and have strengths to draw on.
Background and approach
She guides people to dig into what matters and to build small changes that add up. Sessions focus on clear, doable goals rather than long lectures or confusing jargon. Her work includes support for issues tied to abandonment, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, narcissism, and post-traumatic stress.
She helps people sort through feelings and figure out what to try next. Many conversations include developing better focus, increasing confidence, and coping with loss. Penni uses approaches grounded in evidence to keep sessions practical and goal oriented.
She will listen carefully and suggest steps to practice outside of sessions. The process is collaborative and paced to fit a person’s life and energy levels. For people who find starting therapy hard, Penni aims to make the next steps straightforward.
She encourages small, steady progress and celebrates practical wins along the way.
Evidence-based approaches and online flexibility
Penni draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clear goals. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and depression and to boost confidence. Another approach centers on building routines, attention strategies, and small habit changes to improve focus and motivation for people with attention difficulties.Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. Penni collaborates with each person to pick and adapt methods that fit their goals, pace, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress is made or priorities change.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, while phone sessions can be easier on low-bandwidth connections or during a quick break. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, frequent touchpoints to track progress. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English