Christine Penwell, LPC

Therapist in Tennessee

Christine Penwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee.

Licensed inTennessee
License7336
NPI 1215500236
Experience7+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Christine

Christine Penwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She supports people who are dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, ADHD, and major life transitions. Christine takes a calm, straightforward approach that aims to help clients feel heard and understood.

She centers sessions on empathy, acceptance, and honest feedback. She believes clients know themselves best and guides conversations so people can find clearer next steps.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on practical skills, safety, and small changes that add up over time. Christine commonly uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She also draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Dialectical behavior therapy skills and motivational interviewing are available when clients need support with emotion regulation or making changes. Her work often includes parenting support, help managing family conflict, and strategies for coping with trauma responses. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment questions, dissociation, and communication problems.

Christine brings seven years of clinical experience to these topics. People can expect a practical, paced style that balances listening with goal-focused work. Conversations are shaped by each person’s needs and goals, so plans are built one step at a time.

Credentials

LPC (Tennessee): License 7336 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1215500236 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Coping with life changes
Stress, Anxiety
Intimacy-related issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Christine names

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Online support

How attachment and skills work online

Christine uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. This approach helps people notice patterns in closeness, trust, and emotional needs so they can try new ways of relating. She also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes acceptance and follows the client's lead to build insight and confidence. Cognitive behavioral techniques are added when needed to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and help choose methods that fit. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for more in-depth conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, school, or parenting schedules and make it easier to stick with skill practice over time.

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Frequently asked

What issues does Christine help with?

She helps people with relationship struggles, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, ADHD, career concerns, and related family issues.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are client-led and grounded in empathy and acceptance. Christine balances listening with practical skill-building to help clients move toward clear goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Christine has seven years of experience working in counseling roles across multiple states before practicing in Tennessee.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Tennessee.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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