Marianne Penichet , LCSW

Marianne Penichet is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who face relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and life changes. Marianne emphasizes a practical, strengths-based approach that looks for what already works in a person’s life.

She believes clients know their own story and brings a supportive presence to help them build on existing skills. Sessions aim to break down problems into manageable steps and find achievable goals. Marianne encourages clear, everyday strategies rather than jargon-heavy explanations.

Her work often centers on improving relationships, coping with grief or loss, and handling stress from career or parenting pressures. She also addresses issues like addiction, intimacy-related concerns, eating struggles, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Marianne pays attention to multicultural factors and how past experiences like abandonment or attachment difficulties shape present challenges.

In session she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to create short-term plans and long-term changes. Those methods are used to sharpen thinking patterns, boost motivation, and set concrete steps toward goals. The emphasis is on what clients want to change and how to take realistic action.

People who prefer straightforward guidance and a collaborative tone may find her approach useful. Marianne supports clients through practical tools, steady encouragement, and clear steps for moving forward.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Marianne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, or mood issues. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and builds internal motivation for challenges like addiction or difficult habits.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. Together they will choose or blend methods so sessions match individual needs and practical life demands.

Online therapy makes those approaches flexible and easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat or text-based messaging can provide brief check-ins, homework support, or shorter touchpoints between longer sessions.