Anthony Penn
Compassionate, practical counseling in Virginia
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Anthony
Anthony Penn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia. He offers practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, and other life challenges. He keeps language clear and sessions focused on immediate problems and workable steps.
Anthony aims to make therapy feel understandable and manageable for someone juggling family responsibilities and daily obligations. He trained at Virginia Commonwealth University, earning a master’s degree in Mental Health Rehabilitation Counseling.
Background and approach
Over 13 years as a counselor, he has worked in many settings including independent practice, inpatient psychiatric units, partial hospitalization programs, group homes, forensic facilities, and community mental health programs. That variety shaped his ability to adapt techniques to different needs and situations. Anthony uses several well-established approaches in his work.
He often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take meaningful steps, and Client-Centered techniques to create a respectful, listening space. His background includes experience with severe mental illness and supporting people after major life transitions.
He has provided care for active duty service members, veterans, and retired service members who faced reintegration challenges. That experience informs a practical, down-to-earth style. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill practice, and steady progress.
Anthony encourages questions and works with each person to find approaches that fit their life and priorities.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is about clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions that align with those values. It helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about direction in life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing them through practice and new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods as therapy progresses.
Online therapy lets people use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs. That flexibility makes it easier to fit sessions around work, family, and other obligations. It also allows steady, ongoing support even when life is busy or travel makes in-person visits difficult.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- 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
Next step
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