Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
How Genna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Genna
Genna Lo Presti is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, down-to-earth care. She draws on a mix of talk therapy approaches to help people manage strong feelings and rebuild a sense of worth. Her style is direct but warm, with room for humor and humanity in sessions.
She has 22 years of experience in psychiatric and behavioral health settings. Genna uses cognitive behavioral techniques along with acceptance-based and attachment-informed ideas to help people change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how a person’s environment and past experiences shape current reactions. Common concerns she addresses include anger, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship problems, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports people dealing with trauma, intimacy challenges, ADHD, and life transitions.
Her work often looks at how old patterns keep showing up in new situations. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Genna listens closely, helps identify thinking and behavior patterns, and offers simple, practical steps to try between sessions.
She sometimes uses humor and role-play to break tension and practice new ways of relating. Genna earned a Bachelor’s degree in 2006 and a Master’s degree in 2010, and she became a licensed clinical social worker in Florida in 2014. Her approach centers on respecting each person as a whole and working collaboratively to make small, meaningful changes.
What Genna works with
Everything Genna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Genna's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Genna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Genna commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change painful patterns and live by their values. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors that reduce symptoms like anger and anxiety. Acceptance and commitment therapy encourages noticing painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match what matters most.She also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. This can help people understand why they get triggered and practice new ways of relating to others and themselves. Together with the client she will review which approach, or combination, feels most useful and make adjustments as goals evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Chat or text can be used for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or quick coaching between sessions. These options aim to make it easier to attend therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Genna
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including anger, addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, eating concerns, and stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance-based work, attachment perspectives, and client-centered listening to create practical, conversational sessions.
How much experience does the clinician have?
She has 22 years of experience in acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings and community practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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