
Penny Gifford
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Penny is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Montana
Your recovery begins here. I seek to help adolescents and adults in individual sessions to integrate new and healthy skills to gain self-empowerment and improve your life. Whether you struggle with substance abuse, mental health issues, or change of life issues, the goal is to provide a supportive therapeutic environment to empower you to grow and make effective changes in your life. Creating a collaborative, non-judgmental and positive atmosphere is a crucial piece to your healing process and change. I am a licensed professional Counselor in Colorado, Montana with 27 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I work with couples to repair trust, improve communication, and strengthen their emotional intimacy with each other. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Avoidant Personality
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Career
- Cognitive Functioning
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Paranoid Personality
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Social Anxiety
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Body positivity
- People who identify as queer
- People with HIV or AIDS
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Couples Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Eclectic Approaches
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Montana
- Cigna – Montana
- Optum – Montana
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- Sliding scale
Payment methods
- Credit Card
Credentials
Licenses
LPC
4727, Montana