Trish Pennix, LMHC-D
Therapist
(she/her)
“I am passionate about empowering kids and families to overcome challenges, improve emotional wellness, strengthen relationships, and achieve meaningful, lasting growth. It is an honor to walk alongside clients as they build healthier, more fulfilling lives, and that privilege continues to inspire my work every day."
About Trish Pennix, LMHC-D
Trish Pennix is a licensed mental health counselor (with diagnostic privilege) at Brightline’s White Plains clinic. She brings extensive experience across outpatient community mental health, crisis services, and clinical leadership, and a therapeutic approach that is collaborative, compassionate, and built around each family's unique needs.
Trish specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, ADHD, mood disorders, and behavioral challenges. She also works with kids, teens, and families navigating grief, life transitions, and emotional regulation difficulties. She draws on a range of evidence-based approaches, including CBT, DBT, ACT, and trauma-focused CBT, to meet each child and family where they are.
What drives Trish is witnessing the moment a person begins to recognize their own strengths and find hope in the middle of a hard season. She believes that real healing happens through authentic relationships built on trust, empathy, and respect, and that parents are essential partners in that process.
Professional Summary
Education:
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Mercer University
Master of Arts (MA), Nyack College
Bachelor of Science (BS), DeVry University
Therapeutic approaches and certification(s): Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT),
License Type(s): Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Diagnostic Privilege (LMHC-D)
States where clinician is licensed: New York (011599)
Experience:
Clinic Supervisor, Astor Services
Crisis Mental Health Professional, Wellpath
Team Leader, CASES
Team Leader, Samaritan Daytop Village
Training:
Intern, Nyack College Counseling Center
Meet our White Plains clinical providers
Emily Anastasio, PhD
"I have an abundance of love for working with neurodivergent kids and young people, especially those with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, social skills deficits, and high anxiety."
Danielle Gamar, LCSW-R
"My goal is to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where kids, teens, and families feel heard, supported and empowered, leaving with practical tools they can keep using long after therapy ends."
Miki Lasher, PhD
"It makes me very happy when I see a child thrive, after appropriate interventions are put in place, because an accurate diagnosis has been given. It is always interesting and fulfilling work!"
Trish Pennix, LMHC-D
"I am passionate about empowering kids and families to overcome challenges, improve emotional wellness, strengthen relationships, and achieve meaningful, lasting growth. It is an honor to walk alongside clients as they build healthier, more fulfilling lives, and that privilege continues to inspire my work every day."
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