Penni Fontenot, LCSW

Penni Fontenot is a licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana with ten years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She meets clients where they are and focuses on building confidence and stronger coping skills. Penni emphasizes a collaborative approach that respects each person's life story and strengths.

Penni helps people process grief and loss while also addressing low mood and struggles with focus or attention. She works with concerns around self-esteem, motivation, and the effects of difficult relationships. Her practice includes support for issues like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, narcissism, and post-traumatic stress.

She approaches sessions with the belief that clients already hold important answers about their lives. Her role is to guide people as they uncover those insights and try new ways of handling problems. When someone doubts they can change, she offers steady encouragement and practical steps toward progress.

Penni invites people to take small, manageable steps rather than pushing for quick fixes. She helps break larger problems into concrete skills and actions that can be practiced between sessions. This includes attention strategies, mood management techniques, and communication skills tailored to each person.

To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is arranged according to the therapist's availability and the platform process. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based techniques guide online care

Penni uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, and grief. One common method focuses on learning specific coping skills for stress and anxiety - such as breathing, attention exercises, and step-by-step exposure to difficult situations - to reduce intensity and improve daily functioning. Another common approach centers on mood and self-esteem work, which involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing new behaviors that build confidence and motivation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods based on each person's goals, history, and what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which techniques to try and adjust them over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten check-ins when time is tight, or avoid travel on difficult days. Licensed professionals can still teach practical skills, support processing of loss, and help with attention strategies through remote sessions when that format fits the client's needs.