Dr. Penny Brower, LCPC

Dr. Penny Brower is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 34 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem struggles, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. She also lists codependency among her focus areas and helps people wrestling with family and communication problems.

She uses practical therapies that encourage clearer choices and steadier responses. Sessions often involve noticing patterns, learning specific skills, and trying small changes between visits. The work is straightforward and aimed at helping people reclaim their decision-making and personal priorities.

Her background includes in-home therapy for complex families, roles in community mental health centers, and private practice. She spent eight years with the Air National Guard developing programs to reduce suicide risk and build resilience. That mix of settings informs how she supports people under stress and in strained relationships.

Dr. Brower favors approaches that focus on present choices and relationships. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, and the Gottman Method for relationship work. Her style is practical: identify what’s getting in the way, test new actions, and track what changes.

She asks for ongoing feedback about what helps and what doesn’t. That lets her adjust methods so the sessions stay useful and relevant to each person’s life and goals.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work