Genna Lo Presti , LCSW

Genna Lo Presti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings more than two decades of experience supporting people through relationship struggles, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. She earned a bachelor’s degree in 2006, a master’s degree in 2010, and achieved clinical social work licensure in 2014, and has applied a range of therapeutic methods across acute psychiatric and behavioral health settings.

Her practice centers on helping individuals recognize how societal pressures, insecure attachments, and unresolved trauma can erode self-worth and contribute to low self-esteem. She pays particular attention to how immediate environments - both personal and professional - shape responses to stress and intimacy, and she works to broaden perspectives so clients can move beyond reactionary patterns and unnecessary despair.

Genna’s clinical background includes psychodynamic, existential, humanistic, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), strength-based work, inner child approaches, and trauma-focused interventions. She values understanding the person in relation to their surroundings and offers a warm, earnest stance that honors the whole individual rather than focusing solely on symptoms.

Known for an attentive listening style and a gentle sense of humor that occasionally includes impersonations for stress relief, she helps clients embrace the normality of their struggles while highlighting life’s unique possibilities. She approaches each person with sincerity and a tender regard for human experience, and she welcomes the opportunity to engage in meaningful therapeutic work.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with a licensed professional

Genna integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into her work to help clients clarify values, accept difficult emotions, and take committed action toward meaningful goals. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and struggles with motivation by focusing on what matters most rather than on symptom elimination alone.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relational patterns influence current intimacy, communication, and trust. This approach helps people understand and change interaction cycles that contribute to relationship distress and emotional disconnection.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Genna works with each person to identify which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so therapy feels purposeful and tailored.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to access consistent support from licensed professionals regardless of location. These options allow clients to engage in therapy in ways that match their comfort and daily life while maintaining continuity of care.