Arlene M Penney
Registered Social Worker, BA,BSW, MSW,RSW, RP,ND, SEP (she, her)
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Let's Connect (709) 704-4229

My ideal clients are individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety, grief, attachment wounds, chronic stress, PTSD, or nervous system dysregulation, especially those who feel traditional talk therapy has not fully resolved the deeper impact of their experiences. Many are emotionally exhausted from living in survival states such as fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. At my neuroscience-based clinic. I use specialized therapies including Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) to help clients process unresolved trauma, regulate the nervous system, and create lasting healing.
As Newfoundland and Labrador’s 1st dedicated Trauma Healing Centre, I offer a highly specialized approaches focused on resolving trauma at its source, not managing symptoms. My work integrates advanced therapies designed to help you move beyond survival and experience deeper emotional regulation, resilience, connection and lasting transformation.
If you feel exhausted from carrying the weight of trauma, anxiety, grief, or emotional overwhelm, you are not alone. Healing is possible with the right support. I offer a compassionate, neuroscience-based approach designed to help you feel safer, more connected, and no longer trapped in survival mode.
Call or Email Arlene M Penney now for a free 15 minute consultation - (709) 704-4229
Let's Connect (709) 704-4229

Finances
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Alberta Blue Cross
- Blue Cross
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- Department of National Defence
- Desjardins
- First Nations Health Authority
- Great-West Life
- Green Shield Canada
- Johnson
- Manulife
- Medavie Blue Cross
- NLTA
- Qalipu
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- SunLife
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Workplace NL
Arlene M Penney
Registered Social Worker, BA,BSW, MSW,RSW, RP,ND, SEP
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (709) 704-4229
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Newfoundland & Labrador College of Social Workers Arlene M Penney
- In Practice for 17 years
- Membership with Naturopath with ACNN
- Certificate from Somatic Experiencing International (SEI) 2024
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Arlene M Penney
Registered Social Worker, BA,BSW, MSW,RSW, RP,ND, SEP
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (709) 704-4229
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Stress
Expertise
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Body Image
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Peer Relationships
- Polyamory & ENM
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Thinking Disorders
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
Arlene M Penney
Registered Social Worker, BA,BSW, MSW,RSW, RP,ND, SEP
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (709) 704-4229
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Indigenous Peoples
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Indigenous Peoples
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Christian Counselling
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Energy Psychology
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Arlene M Penney
Registered Social Worker, BA,BSW, MSW,RSW, RP,ND, SEP
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (709) 704-4229
Location
Arlene M Penney
Registered Social Worker, BA,BSW, MSW,RSW, RP,ND, SEP
Call for a free consultation now - (709) 704-4229