Marianne Penichet, LCSW

Marianne Penichet is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with over 26 years of practice. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, addictions, and questions about self-esteem. Marianne emphasizes the client as the expert on their life and offers steady support during change.

She keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. Marianne uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help clients find internal reasons to change and Solution-Focused Therapy to build practical steps toward immediate goals.

Marianne works with people facing trauma, grief, and intimacy-related problems. She also supports those coping with parenting stress, career challenges, chronic illness, and mood issues like bipolar disorder. Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment concerns, and sexual assault and abuse.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach that centers their goals. Marianne listens first, then helps create a short plan with concrete experiments and check-ins. She favors plain language and small, achievable steps rather than long lists of theory.

Her practice reflects long experience across many settings, and she aims to make therapy practical and relevant to everyday life. People who want direct guidance, clear tools, and steady encouragement may find this style helpful.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Marianne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns in thinking that affect mood and behavior, then try practical experiments to test new ways of responding. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change by discovering personal reasons to move forward. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, concrete goals and immediate steps that build momentum toward desired changes.

Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. Marianne will listen to your concerns, discuss options, and recommend a starting approach based on your goals and preferences. She often blends methods so the plan matches what you want to achieve and how you like to work.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for check-ins during breaks. It can also let people choose sessions that suit their energy level, such as a shorter call when needed or a longer meeting for deeper work.