About Anthony
Anthony Penn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia. He focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and works with a wide range of challenges, including depression, anger, relationship strain, grief, and career concerns. He draws on 13 years of counseling experience and a longer history of supporting people with serious emotional and psychological needs.
Anthony has worked in independent practice as well as inpatient psychiatric settings, outpatient programs, group homes, forensic facilities, and community mental health programs.
Background and approach
His approach blends practical, skills-based methods with reflective talk. Cognitive behavioral techniques are a frequent part of sessions. He also uses mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas, and motivational interviewing to help people notice patterns and make changes.
Anthony has experience helping active duty service members, veterans, and retired service members navigate the challenges of returning to civilian life. He has also supported people facing trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and mood-related concerns such as bipolar disorder. Sessions typically focus on clear goals and small, doable steps.
Clients can expect straightforward language, tools they can try between sessions, and collaborative planning around problems like communication issues, attachment questions, or isolation. For people who want practical strategies and thoughtful reflection, Anthony offers a mix of structured skill work and supportive conversation aimed at daily life improvements.
How online approaches and methods fit together
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy offers an open, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the person's lead to build insight and self-directed change.Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Anthony will work with each person to see which approaches match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set aims and adjust methods over time so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video lets people use visual cues during sessions, phone calls can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping continuity of care with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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