- 30 years experience
- Skill building focus
- Collaborative approach
About Penny
Penny Gifford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 30 years of experience. She works with adults in one-on-one sessions to build skills that support lasting change and greater self-empowerment. Penny focuses on practical steps a person can use right away to feel steadier and more capable.
Penny creates a collaborative and non-judgmental atmosphere so people can talk honestly about what’s hard. She helps people who face anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship or family conflict. She also supports those coping with career changes, sleep or eating concerns, mood issues, and parenting or caregiver strain.
Her approach pulls from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, and dialectical skills to match each person’s needs. She blends these with motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to keep work concrete and goal oriented. Sessions aim to teach skills, reframe unhelpful thinking, and practice new ways of handling strong feelings.
Penny often works with people who are dealing with trauma, abandonment concerns, attachment issues, or codependency. She also addresses problems linked to substance use, anger, and communication breakdowns. Her background includes long-term work helping people manage co-occurring conditions and complex life transitions.
People who prefer clear steps and a supportive guide tend to fit well with Penny’s style. She encourages steady progress and focuses on building skills that make day-to-day life easier and more manageable.
Penny creates a collaborative and non-judgmental atmosphere so people can talk honestly about what’s hard. She helps people who face anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship or family conflict. She also supports those coping with career changes, sleep or eating concerns, mood issues, and parenting or caregiver strain.
Her approach pulls from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, and dialectical skills to match each person’s needs. She blends these with motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to keep work concrete and goal oriented. Sessions aim to teach skills, reframe unhelpful thinking, and practice new ways of handling strong feelings.
Penny often works with people who are dealing with trauma, abandonment concerns, attachment issues, or codependency. She also addresses problems linked to substance use, anger, and communication breakdowns. Her background includes long-term work helping people manage co-occurring conditions and complex life transitions.
People who prefer clear steps and a supportive guide tend to fit well with Penny’s style. She encourages steady progress and focuses on building skills that make day-to-day life easier and more manageable.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.