Rate Penny Gifford

Penny has truly helped me in ways that other counselors couldn’t. Penny is always willing to listen but always has tips and tricks to help me see things in a different view and I appreciate that about her. I could go on and on and say so many good things about my sessions with her but truly to sum it all up, I am just very thankful for her and her advice!

Penny has given me the ability to know I can move forward in my life. Her wisdom, care, attentiveness, and healing methods are top notch. I am more than grateful to her for all that she’s helped me with. She’s brilliant.

Penny is the best therapist I have had since starting therapy 25 years ago. Her listening comprehension goes far beyond mirroring words and demonstrates a rare level of understanding, concern, and respect. Written interactions with her convey those same traits, and she replies in a very timely manner. No matter how I communicate with her, she makes me feel heard and valued. Thank you Penny!

Penny has been indispensable in my journey to self discovery/realization and recovery from both alcohol dependency/self medication as well as self betterment and life changes towards caring for myself and making positive changes in my life that ultimately had a positive outcome. A great listener and offers great advise. I am greatful that I was matched with Penny, she has helped me turn my life around a full 360 back to were I needed to be. I'm back on tract.

I have been seeing Penny for a while now, but she earned my trust incredibly early on. Penny expertly guides me through finding answers for myself, giving me actual and customized tools for me to use in similar scenarios in the future and more. Penny never makes me feel judged, she listens attentively and remembers details I've said in past sessions. I truly believe I have grown so much in my mental health journey, and I can certainly thank Penny for much of that.

Penny is absolutely wonderful. An amazing listener with the ability to help make an action plan.

She is great

Great experience

Penny is the best therapist I have ever had in my 25 years of working with therapists. She makes me feel supported and understood. She embodies kindness, creativity, and strength. I have nothing negative to say about Penny, she’s fantastic. Anyone who is matched with Penny is exceptionally fortunate.

Penny is a excellent therapist . It took me a while to find her and now that I did I am so thankful. She is an excellent listener and provises helpful feedback when needed. She supports my process of big decisions in a valuable way with asking clarifying questions when needed or I am off track of my purpose and affirms my choices when I am needing support. She has been pivotal in my growth.

I have been working consistently with Penny for 8 months now, and this experience working with her has healed and impowered me in ways that I did not know possible. Penny does a great job creating a space that is safe for the exploration and contemplation of difficult matters, and more importantly, guides you through process and ensures that she leaves you with tools, exercises, and/or resources that will help you safely process any difficult emotions during the time in between your next meeting her. Penny has been my one and only therapist on Better Help since I've joined 8 months ago, and I really think that says a lot!

Penny is awesome!

Penny listens to me and understands where I am in my therapeutic journey. She encourages me and challenges me and I feel very safe and secure talking to her about every aspect of my life.

She is very understanding and non judgmental. She has great advice to offer and has really helped me get through some rough patches. I’d highly recommend her.

After years of trying to find the right therapist for me, I found Penny. She is organized, thoughtful, an excellent listener, talented, always ready with helpful tips to support me as well as words of encouragement. I feel like she really understands me and what areas I need support. I value my time with her.

Penny listens and responds with empathy and help to move forward.

Penny is caring, thoughtful and very helpful. She knows of worksheets and skill building that helps me in more ways than ever thought possible. I am greatly appreciative of her time and efforts. I'm extremely happy I got paired with her!!

I've been using Better Help for almost 6 months now, and Penny has been my one and only therapist. I say that to say, Penny has a been a great Therapist to work with! She has a calm, patient, soothing, and welcoming demeanor that makes it easy to talk and open up about things. Penny does a great job of providing tools, techniques, and alternate ways of thinking about things; which has allowed me to begin overriding long-held conditioning that has negatively impacted my life for years. Penny is an excellent Therapist, and I'm more-than-happy to continue working with her.

Penny has been very helpful in helping me recognize stressor and what is in and out of my control

Penny is helping me through a massive trauma and transformation. She helps me understand my mind and helps me untangle and feel all my emotions. I truly value her empathy, wisdom, kindness and warmth.

Penny has been an amazing therapist; helping me get through quite a few situations. Very caring and thoughtful

In addition to being helpful and very knowledgeable, Penny has a compassion and empathy that immediately sets me at ease.

Penny is the best. She listens, doesn't judge and gives great advice. 10 out of 10

Penny has been an invaluable resource in my life for the past two years. She has given me the tools to control my anxiety and work through problems. During our sessions, I feel like Penny guides me through the difficulties in my life while challenging me to find my own solutions. She has helped me build a strong foundation in my relationship and work through past and current traumas. Thank you, Penny.

I feel very comfortable working with Penny. She listens and remembers small, but important details. I never feel judged about things I share, and Penny encourages me to take actions while also helping me to uncover and manage the mental and emotional roadblocks that often get in my way. I feel positive that Penny will be able to help me accomplish my goals!

Excellent at understanding what I am trying to get across. Reading into things even I am not aware of and explaining them back to me. Giving me insight into how to think and opening new avenues and tools to use.

I’m incredibly picky with who I let into my life. Penny is a rockstar and my absolute favorite. Best therapist ever!

Penny is always willing to listen and provide unbiased advice and support. I have never felt judged and am planning to continue treatment indefinitely

Penney provides understanding support for the issues in my life that I face. She encourages me to focus on myself and not worry about others.

Penny is so helpful to me. I felt I was 100% transformed to a new person throughout my self-searching journey. I appreciate the insights from her that I wasn’t able to see on my own. Hope to work with her again soon!

Penny is seriously wonderful. She is by fart favorite therapist I’ve had and I’ve gone to quite a few. She’s an excellent, warm listener and provides wonderful tool. Wonderful therapist and human.

Penny is fantastic! She is very professional, kind and easy to talk to. I felt comfortable and have learned so much over the year she and I have worked together. She made an incredible impact on my life and I am so grateful for all she has done.

Penny has really helped me identify some of the most prominent issues in my life and has given me the tools to fix them on my own. Saying I appreciate her would be an understatement, and I couldn't put it into words how much the experience has meant to me and my family. I thank her for all of her support during our sessions and want to give her all the credit in the world for helping me take charge of my life!

Penny is terrific. I feel very very comfortable talking with her. Her insight into how my mind works has opened so many doors for me in regards to handling emotions and feelings appropriately

I love her! She is such a great therapist! We vibe together and she has great compassion!

Penny is so understanding and brings many things into perspective. I simply feel so much better and in control of myself when I speak or chat with her

I love her. She is so helpful and I feel like I'm able to be honest with her. Her advice is very very helpful.

I feel that Penny understands my issues and is a very good listener and gives great advice.

Penny's guidance has allowed me to make progress on issues that have plagued me for years, that no other therapist has ever been able to help with. My sessions with her have given me courage and confidence that I never thought I could possess. She's stayed with me through some very dark days, and I know that I always have her in my corner. The comfort that brings is inexpressible.

Penny is incredible. She is so good at listening as well as offering tools to process my emotions. She has helped me so much. My mental health would not be doing this well without her.

I love my sessions with Penny. I know that when I tell her what I’ve been going through she will understand and validate my experience. She is very insightful and after every session I feel much better about my situation and I always have new tools to work with for the following week. Thank you Penny!

There is never a session with Penny where I don’t leave feeling more at ease than when I started. She’s always so great at helping me to build the strategies I need for success, and also just being a kind ear when I need to talk it out and figure things out for myself. Penny has been there for me through multiple big changes/decisions in my life, and I’m so grateful to have had her compassionate and caring guidance. I came to better help with lots of anxiety surrounding therapy and Penny has been the perfect counselor to put me at ease with all of that and help me to actually move forward. I see real, positive change in myself since I’ve began my sessions with her.

Penny is great! I feel comfortable sharing very private parts of my lifestyle and she has such helpful insight and is so kind. I discussed the questions I had with my previous therapist that I felt stuck on and she offered ideas that have helped me to move forward.

Penny has had a significant impact on my life. The best money I have ever spent was for her as my therapist.

I love Penny

Penny is an awesome therapist who really cares and is very compassionate and understanding and you can talk to her about anything.

Penny is incredible and she has helped me in so many ways. Not by giving advice but talking and letting me figure the advice out on my own. 100% would recommend her to anyone.

Penny is a great counselor! She really makes me feel like she understands me and I never feel bad sharing things with her. She has been a great help for me and I enjoy our sessions very much. She is very compassionate and I am glad I have her as my counselor.

Penny has been such a wonderful counselor. She listens, and she helps me find a variety of coping methods. If one doesn't work, we try something else. She's eased my pain so much.

Thank you for the help and unwavering understanding. Penny is a good person.

Penny has offered me the support and guidance I have searched for in a therapist for years. She is highly experienced and professional.

I would definitely recommend Penny! You can talk to her about anything and she is an amazing listener, who will also help you a lot in finding solutions to your issue.