About Penny
Penny Osborne is a psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom. She has 12 years of professional psychotherapy experience and a longer background working in health and social care. Penny listens carefully and helps people untangle stress and anxiety so they can take practical next steps.
Penny has supported people coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and setbacks to motivation. She believes clients bring strengths and knowledge about their own lives.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, manageable changes rather than quick fixes. Penny trained and holds HCPC and NCPS credentials. She is also a doctoral candidate who has recently completed a PhD thesis.
That blend of practice and research shapes a thoughtful, curious style in sessions. In therapy she aims to make thinking and feelings easier to talk about. Conversations are straightforward and goal‑centred when that helps.
She will also slow down and work through difficult memories when people need space to process. Penny offers a practical, steady approach. She helps people build coping skills for anxiety, tackle addictive patterns, and work on relationships and communication.
The focus is on real-life changes you can use between sessions.
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Penny draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support people with anxiety, addictions and trauma. One commonly used approach focuses on building coping skills and practical strategies for stress and anxiety; this helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Another approach emphasises careful processing of difficult experiences and memories, helping people make sense of what happened and reduce its current impact.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Penny works collaboratively to understand goals, preferences and what causes most difficulty day to day. Together you will try different methods and adjust the plan based on what helps in real life rather than sticking to a fixed programme.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls are close to an in-person meeting and work well for deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Text and live chat allow brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between longer meetings. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into work and family life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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