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Genna Lo Presti

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Genna Lo Presti

Florida

Practical, relational therapy with steady compassion

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  • Values-based work
  • Relationship focus
  • 22 years experience

About Genna

Genna Lo Presti is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who centers therapy on helping people reconnect with what matters. She frames work around relationships, identity, and the patterns that keep people stuck. Her style blends practical thinking with compassionate listening to make change feel possible.

Genna draws on approaches that include cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment concepts, and attachment-focused work. She pays close attention to how past wounds and current pressures shape daily reactions. In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful habits, try new responses, and practice small changes that add up.

Her background includes almost two decades of experience in behavioral health and acute psychiatric settings. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in 2006 and a Master’s degree in 2010, and became licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in 2014. That clinical experience informs how she supports people facing trauma, mood struggles, and relationship challenges.

Genna often uses gentle humor and real-world language to lower tension and make difficult topics easier to discuss. She invites people to accept their imperfections while testing new behaviors that reflect their values. That mix of straight talk and warmth aims to reduce overwhelm and increase practical coping.

She works with concerns such as addictions, anxiety, depression, trauma, intimacy issues, grief, ADHD, and challenges around self-esteem and communication. People looking for help with life transitions, caregiving strain, or attachment wounds may find her approach approachable and grounded.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting uncomfortable feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and issues that involve avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns, and it helps people notice and change damaging interaction cycles that show up in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different ideas. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the available online session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone try exercises and communication skills in real life between sessions, then bring those experiences back to talk through with the therapist.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

22+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help address?

She helps people with addictions, anxiety, depression, trauma, intimacy issues, grief, ADHD, and many relationship and self-esteem concerns.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style combines listening with practical exercises and gentle humor to lower tension and practice new habits.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 22 years of experience working in behavioral health and acute psychiatric settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a Florida LCSW and practices in Florida.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific formats.

How do fees and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

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