- Motivational interviewing
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Mindfulness practices
About Lindsay
Lindsay Pennell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with nine years working in the counseling field. She focuses on adults facing mental health and substance use concerns and lists issues such as stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and guilt and shame.
She has clinic experience helping people with coping skills for anxiety and stress, addressing drug and alcohol problems, and working through relationship and boundary challenges. She also supports clients dealing with sleep problems, anger, parenting strain, career stress, and mood concerns including depression and bipolar struggles.
Lindsay combines several practical methods in her work. She uses motivational interviewing to clarify what clients want to change and build motivation to do it. Cognitive behavioral work helps people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness practices are used to increase awareness of thoughts and feelings in the moment.
Her stated approach emphasizes a strengths-based focus and adapting to each person’s learning style. She aims to help clients feel understood and to support steady progress toward their goals. The practice centers on direct conversation, skill-building, and small, doable changes.
She works in English and with adults in Missouri. If a reader is ready to try a first session, the pathway is to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an appointment through the site’s booking flow.
How her approaches fit into online sessions
Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to talk about change. The therapist asks focused questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people build their own reasons for making a different choice. This approach is useful for addictions, stopping harmful habits, or any goal that needs stronger commitment.Cognitive behavioral techniques look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions can include tracking thought patterns, testing new behaviors between meetings, and practicing skills during check-ins to reduce anxiety or manage mood symptoms.
Mindfulness work trains simple attention skills and noticing without immediate reaction. It can help reduce rumination about past mistakes and lower the intensity of shame or panic when it appears.
Finding the right blend of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose what fits their needs, goals, and preferred pace. She adjusts approaches based on progress and feedback so sessions match what a person finds most helpful.
If you plan to use online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that works better, and remove travel time so people can focus on skill practice and follow-up between meetings.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and related problems such as sleep and anger.
How would she approach guilt and shame?
She combines motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, increase awareness, and build motivation for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of work in the counseling field, mainly focused on adults with mental health diagnoses and substance use concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and practices with adults in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking through the platform's scheduling flow.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
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