Penny Engstrom, MSW, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s most complex challenges. She brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and real-world problem-solving, shaped by her background in community mental health care, acute psychiatric settings, and years of working with adults across the lifespan.

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Penny has extensive experience helping clients navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, chronic illness, and major life transitions. She is especially skilled in supporting adults as they cope with aging, caregiving stress, health concerns, and changing roles. Her broad clinical background allows her to approach each client’s concerns with insight, flexibility, and compassion.

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Warm, welcoming, and deeply attentive, Penny strives to create a space where clients feel comfortable and understood from the very first session. She believes in meeting people where they are and walking alongside them as they make sense of their experiences. Through strong therapeutic relationships, Penny helps clients gain insight, develop coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change.

Penny integrates a variety of evidence-based approaches—including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and expressive techniques—tailoring treatment to each individual’s needs and goals. She offers both in-person and telehealth services for Missouri residents.