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Genna Lo Presti, LCSW

  • Experience22 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Genna

Genna Lo Presti is a licensed clinical social worker who grounds her practice in approaches that explore inner parts and attachment patterns, including Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive and acceptance-based methods.

Background and approach

With 22 years of clinical experience, she blends psychodynamic, existential, humanistic, and trauma-informed perspectives to help clients notice how past wounds and insecure attachments shape present-day self-worth and relationship patterns. She draws on practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy while honoring the whole person within their environment.

Genna emphasizes understanding repetitive reactions that lead to unnecessary suffering, and she uses warmth, gentle humor, and a strengths-oriented stance to make therapy approachable and resilient-focused. Her work has occurred across acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings, and she invites clients into a collaborative process aimed at reducing shame, improving communication, and restoring a sense of personal agency.

Genna earned a bachelor’s degree in 2006, a master’s degree in 2010, and holds Florida licensure as an LCSW (FL LCSW SW11266) since 2014. She frames therapy as an ongoing exploration rather than a fixed destination and offers attentive listening along with practical strategies for coping and growth.

Integrating Parts Work and Practical Techniques Online

Internal Family Systems helps people notice and dialogue with the distinct inner parts that influence feelings and behavior, offering a way to approach trauma, shame, and relational patterns with curiosity rather than judgment. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages clients to clarify values, practice mindful acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings, and take committed action that aligns with what matters most, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current connection styles and helps build more supported ways of relating in close relationships.

Finding the right blend of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Genna works collaboratively with clients to identify which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as new insights and challenges arise. This collaborative stance supports a tailored plan rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or mobility concerns. These formats allow consistent access to licensed professionals and make it possible to continue momentum between appointments through messaging options, while still delivering the reflective and skills-oriented work that underpins effective change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Genna works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, anxiety, grief, eating difficulties, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, among others.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her style combines exploration of internal parts with practical interventions drawn from CBT and ACT, balanced by a humanistic, strengths-oriented, and trauma-informed stance.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 22 years of experience working in acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings and community care since completing her degrees in 2006 and 2010.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
Genna is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with the credential FL LCSW SW11266.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer for online work?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as available session formats.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English