Penni Fontenot, LCSW

Licensed in Louisiana · 10 years in practice

Penni Fontenot is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with ten years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Louisiana: 12209 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1427597871 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Penni

Penni Fontenot is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with ten years of experience. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and issues with focus and attention. Penni uses a straightforward, respectful style to help people take the next step forward.

Penni believes people already hold much of what they need to heal. Her role is to help uncover those strengths and apply them to daily life.

Background and approach

She encourages small, practical changes that can make tasks feel more manageable and reduce overwhelm. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Penni listens first, then offers tools and questions that help people clarify goals and try new ways of coping.

She pays attention to how past hurts and patterns show up now, including experiences of abandonment, codependency, guilt and shame, and lingering effects of trauma. She also works with concerns tied to relationships and life transitions, such as communication problems, divorce and separation, and interactions with people who display narcissistic traits.

Penni helps people name what they need and practice boundaries or new communication habits. Her approach is practical and encouraging. Penni aims to make therapy feel useful from the start and supports each person as they test new skills between sessions.

If someone is ready to begin, she invites them to take the first step and she will meet them where they are.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Penni lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Penni uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical tools. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depression. Another focuses on building routines, organization, and small habits to improve focus and manage symptoms of attention difficulties. These methods help people practice skills between sessions and see steady changes over time.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Penni will work with each person to understand their goals, daily challenges, and preferences, and then try techniques that fit those needs. She checks in regularly to adjust the plan and keep progress realistic and useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a face-to-face conversation and deeper interaction, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins, journaling, or on-the-go communication. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD-related focus difficulties, plus related issues like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, narcissism, and post-traumatic stress.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then helps people identify strengths and try straightforward coping skills between sessions.

How long has she been practicing?

She has ten years of professional experience working with people on the concerns listed in her profile.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a Louisiana LCSW license and practices in Louisiana.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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