About Penny
Penny Britton is a licensed professional counselor in Oklahoma with 22 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction issues, trauma and abuse, and anger. Penny aims to make beginning therapy feel straightforward and doable for people who are nervous about reaching out.
Clients can expect direct, practical conversations that focus on what matters most to them. She creates a calm space for talking about difficult feelings. Penny avoids jargon and uses clear language so people can apply what they learn between sessions.
Background and approach
Her work draws on methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy also inform her approach, especially when people are trying to shift habits or make sense of painful experiences. Sessions tend to focus on small, manageable steps.
That might include trying new coping strategies, changing unhelpful thoughts, or practicing communication skills. For people dealing with addiction or trauma, she balances safety with practical strategies to reduce harm and regain control. Penny treats each person as an individual and works together with them to set goals.
She supports people through transitions such as separation or recovery from violence. Her tone is steady and encouraging, geared toward helping people build skills that last.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and when someone wants a clearer sense of purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches concrete skills to shift reactions to stress and cravings. The Gottman Method offers structured tools for communication and conflict management that many people find practical when relationship patterns cause stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Penny will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process may mix approaches over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make sessions more flexible. Video is good for full conversations and skill practice, while phone calls work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text can be useful for brief check-ins, reminders, or keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day needs.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English