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Penny Britton

Compassionate, practical help for anxiety and addiction

LPC Oklahoma

Experience
22 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Penny

Penny Britton is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and anger.

Background and approach

Penny aims to make the first step into therapy feel less intimidating and more practical. She builds sessions around clear, direct conversation.

Penny creates space for people to name what they’re feeling and what they want to change. She uses straightforward tools so progress can be noticed between visits.

Penny draws on several approaches to match what each person needs. She uses the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns and communication problems.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take action, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her work often covers addiction-related concerns, including drug and alcohol issues, process addictions like gambling or porn, and sex addiction.

Penny also supports people dealing with trauma, post-traumatic stress, domestic violence, and the emotional fallout of divorce and separation. Many clients come for help with codependency, attachment issues, control struggles, guilt and shame, obsessions and compulsions, or personality-related challenges.

Penny aims to create a calm, direct space where people can practice new ways of coping and relating. Sessions are practical and collaborative.

She assists with goal-setting, problem solving, and small experiments people can try between meetings. This approach helps turn conversations into changes that fit everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Gottman Method focuses on patterns of interaction and communication. Online sessions can use Gottman-style exercises to spot repeat problems and practice new ways of talking and listening. This approach is helpful for people who want concrete tools to improve how they relate to others.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name their values and take committed steps toward them. In virtual sessions Penny can guide simple mindfulness practices and values-based actions that are easy to try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts that drive upsetting feelings and test more helpful ways of thinking and acting.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Penny will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text messaging fit quick check-ins or brief reflections. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to practice new skills in everyday settings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Penny commonly address?
Penny works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and anger as primary concerns. She also helps with related issues like codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, and obsessive behaviors.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She keeps sessions direct and practical, encouraging clear conversation and small experiments between meetings. The focus is on noticing changes that make daily life feel easier.
What is her background and experience?
She has 22 years of professional experience and has worked across a range of stress, addiction, trauma, and anger-related issues over that time.
Which credential and location apply to this therapist?
Penny holds the LPC credential, which stands for licensed professional counselor, and she practices in Oklahoma.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she provide?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet, depending on what fits the person's needs.
How does pricing and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionGuilt and shameObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed in

Oklahoma

Languages

English