Genna Lo Presti, LCSW

Genna Lo Presti is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience. She focuses on relationships, trauma, addiction, and mood concerns. She writes plainly about how past wounds, insecure attachments, and daily pressures can wear away self-worth, and she helps people notice and shift those patterns.

Genna frames therapy around understanding how a person fits into their life. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and on emotionally-focused and attachment-based approaches to address closeness and intimacy struggles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas also inform her work, helping people notice what matters and take values-led steps.

Her background includes work in acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings. She earned a bachelor’s degree in 2006 and a master’s degree in 2010, and became licensed as a clinical social worker in Florida in 2014. Those settings shaped her practical skills in crisis, trauma, and complex stressors.

In sessions she balances directness with warmth. She uses humor and occasional impersonations to ease tension. The focus is on clear, manageable steps people can try between meetings rather than abstract concepts alone.

Genna aims to listen closely and treat each person as a whole. She helps people work through grief, parenting strain, identity and intimacy issues, and the day-to-day challenges of stress, anxiety, and depression. If someone wants steady guidance toward greater connection and self-respect, she offers that steady presence.

How Genna’s Approaches Work Online

Genna uses several practical approaches that translate well to remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and talk about strong emotions, which can improve intimacy and communication. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills for noticing painful thoughts and choosing values-based actions rather than getting stuck in avoidance.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to see which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and may blend techniques from different approaches to meet changing needs. That collaborative planning happens in early sessions and is revisited over time.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow quicker check-ins when stress spikes, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use quieter surroundings, choose shorter meetings for focused topics, or keep sessions during a work break. Ask about current options so you know how sessions will be scheduled and what to expect.