Hello!
My name is Rebekkah Pennington, I am a seasoned mental health professional and counselor. I have worked in the field of addictions and mental health since 1993. Before this I have years of personal experience dating back to the 70's and 80' I actually had the privilege and honor of studying under some of the original recovery movement gurus before recovery and rehabs were a thing. John Bradshaw, Claudia Black and Pia Melody have been some of my early hero's in the field.
So after my recovery began to take place for real :) in 1991 Jan 14th to be exact, God as I understand Him put a strong desire in my heart to become educated more on a professional level so that I could help others find their way back. Since that time I have achieved four college degrees in Addictions, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Rehabilitation Sciences, and Professional Counseling. Years and years of training and experience working with Men, Women and Adolescents in many varied settings. Hospitals, Residential, Intensive Outpatient, Supportive Outpatient, and Aftercare to name a few, also Jails and Prisons I have worked in Therapeutic Community settings which were some of my favorite and most passionate days. Recovery is real and it is totally possible if you are willing to put yourself all in, you get out what you put in basically and I am willing to go all in with you to help you save your own life. Literally. Or some definite improvements. Quality of life is essential and a basic peace and happiness will be obtained by working through issues and finding your authentic selves.
One of my strengths is geared towards establishing authentic relationships with those I works with, using a person-centered technique. You do and will always know yourselves, your strengths, your weaknesses, much better than I or anyone else ever could. My main mode of counseling is solution-focused, preferring an integrative approach to therapy as the ways and means to provide a foundation for building relationships with clients.
I specialilize in addictions.
Specializations/Expertise
Specialize in Addictions treatment/ Interventionist
28 Years of Trauma Recovery work
35 Years Experience Codependency Specialist
28 years Relapse Prevention Work
28 Years of various Mental health Diagnosis work, Schizophrenia, Depression, Borderline Personality, Bi-Polar, etc etc
30 Years experience in Criminal Justice institutions in Texas working as Counseling Professional.
15 Years with Addicted High Risk Adolescents, some of my most favorite years by far!! and Heartbreaking.
Types of Therapy
Person-Centered
Christian Counseling
Multicultural: Culturally Sensitive
Experiential Therapy
12 - Step components
Strength-Based
Trauma Focused
Mind-full based approaches
SPECIALTIES
Adolescents
Criminal Justice Population
Addictions
Depression
Trauma and abuse
Grief and Loss
Self esteem
If you need help and want to put in the effort I would be really excited to be a part of your Journey back home!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Control issues, Military and Veterans Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
TX LPC 66074
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Rebekkah is incredible! She really really listens and cares. Talking with her was easier than I expected. She made me feel safe to open up from the start. I would 100% recommend her!
Written on Feb 19, 2021 after therapy with Rebekkah for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Rebekkah’s counseling style is friendly and conversational. She’s insightful, injects much-needed humor into our discussions, and offers an abundance of resources for me to continue working on myself in between our sessions.
Written on Feb 18, 2021 after therapy with Rebekkah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes