Penny Howland, LCSW

Penny Howland is a licensed clinical social worker with forty years of experience helping people through major life changes and loss. She draws on practical, evidence-informed approaches to address depression, anxiety, addiction, grief, and stress. Penny practices in Florida and offers services in English.

Penny has worked in both medical and mental health settings. Her past roles include supporting people on dialysis, those facing terminal illness, and people coping with substance use and adjustment disorders. That breadth of experience informs how she approaches complex situations.

Her work focuses on real-life problems and clear goals. Sessions often look at thoughts and behaviors that keep a problem going and at personal history that shapes emotional patterns. Penny emphasizes the mind-body connection and helps people find ways to regain balance.

Penny earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She holds the LCSW credential, listed as FL LCSW, and is a member of professional organizations including the American Clinical Social Work Association and the National Association of Social Workers.

She helps people facing caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life challenges, aging and geriatric issues, relationship problems, and feelings of isolation. Penny also offers support around intimacy concerns, compulsive behaviors, and career-related stress.

Penny describes therapy as a collaborative effort. She works with each person to set practical goals, try concrete strategies, and adjust the plan as life changes.

How Penny Uses CBT and Psychodynamic Work Online

Penny uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. CBT is hands-on and focused on current habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and compulsive behaviors.

She also draws on psychodynamic approaches to look at how past relationships and early experiences shape current feelings and reactions. That work can clarify patterns around attachment, abandonment, intimacy, and midlife issues.

Choosing an approach is a team effort. Penny works with each person to try things and see what helps. She will adjust methods based on a person’s goals, history, and what feels most useful in sessions.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow people to have appointments from different locations. It can also make shorter check-ins or follow-up conversations simpler to schedule, helping the work continue between in-person visits if that fits the client’s needs and routine.