About Anthony
Anthony Penn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and major life changes. He speaks plainly and aims to make therapy approachable for someone juggling daily pressures. Anthony draws on years of experience to offer steady, practical support during difficult moments.
He brings 13 years of counseling experience and a longer history working with people who have serious psychological and emotional challenges.
Background and approach
His background includes roles in independent practice, acute inpatient psychiatric care, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs, group homes, forensic settings, and community mental health. He has also worked with active duty, veteran, and retired service members who had trouble readjusting after combat.
In sessions he leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, client-centered methods, and elements of psychodynamic thinking. That means he helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, practice new responses, and connect with what matters to them. Exercises are practical and geared to daily life.
Anthony commonly addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, career and purpose questions, and issues like codependency, attachment struggles, and compassion fatigue. He also works with mood conditions such as bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder when those concerns come up in therapy. His style is straightforward and goal-focused while remaining attentive to each person’s story.
If someone wants to talk about next steps, the process begins with a short questionnaire and scheduling a session.
How Anthony's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them control actions, then focus on the values that matter most. It can be useful for anxiety, avoidance, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. That approach is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and anger. Mindfulness-based methods teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which supports work on stress, grief, and relationship issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try strategies, check what fits, and adjust the plan based on what works in day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls make deeper conversations possible, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can fit quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work breaks, commutes, or home routines while keeping focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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What this counselor 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