Work with Peter Agostino (MA, LCPC) - BetterHelp Online Therapist

About Me

I believe that each and every individuals has the tools to make their life better and it is my job as a therapist to help my clients learn how to use those tools and so each client can help themselves. I have worked with a very diverse population and pride myself in being truly understanding of all people and all lifestyles.

I like focusing on a client's strength's and and getting to know a client fully. I have experience working with depression, anxiety, the LGBTQ community, relationship issues, multicultural issues, religious and anti-religious issues, issues of race and feminist issues. I am a very open therapist that believes each client deserves a positive ear to talk to.

I also believe in reality therapy. If something in your life is not working for you we are going to talk about it and try and figure out how we can develop new and better reactions to different situations.

Specialties

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Anger management
Self esteem

Also experienced in:
Addictions , Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Abandonment , BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture , Body Image , Caregiver Issues and Stress , Codependency , Commitment Issues , Communication Problems , Control Issues , Divorce and Separation , Domestic Violence , Eating and Food-Related Issues , Family of Origin Issues , Family Problems , Fatherhood Issues , Forgiveness , Gender Dysphoria , Guilt and Shame , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Isolation/Loneliness , Jealousy , Life Purpose , Men's Issues , Money and Financial Issues , Multicultural Concerns , Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks , Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships , Postpartum Depression , Post-traumatic Stress , Prejudice and Discrimination , Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) , Self-Harm , Self-Love , Sexual Assault and Abuse , Sexuality , Women's Issues , Young Adult Issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 10

Services Offered

Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video

Licensing

LCPC #180012839 (Expires: 2023-03-31)

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Peter Agostino. We don’t pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Written by B.O. on Jun 28, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Peter is great. He helps me to keep in mind that a lot of the ways I feel, and the ways that I think, are actually quite normal!

Written by K.A. on Mar 21, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Peter is thoughtful and insightful. I have been able to talk to him about things that I haven’t been able to talk to anyone else about. I feel like we’re on the same page about a lot of important things.

Written by G.A. on Mar 17, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and adhd

I’ve only met with Peter a few times but he has already made me feel heard, understands me and he does a good job helping me collect my thoughts and work through them when I get stuck in the process. I feel SO comfortable talking to him and am thankful I matched with a therapist like him!

Written by T.E. on Mar 16, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching

Peter understands me as a person and my needs in therapy. I feel that we’ve made so much progress in the last couple of years and I’m excited to continue working with him.

Written by C.R. on May 24, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

I'm happy to have been matched up with Peter Agostino, he's an amazingly understanding counselor. Peter is very easy to talk to and validating of your experiences. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Written by M.I. on Apr 19, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 3 years and 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, sleeping disorders, and anger management

I'm so pleased that I have Peter to talk with and help me get through some stressful times. He has been a Godsend.

Written by K.E. on Feb 16, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, lgbt, self esteem, and anger management

Very understanding and helpful for new perspectives

Written by K.E. on Oct 27, 2020 after therapy with Peter for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, anger management, compassion fatigue, and adhd

he’s super helpful, empathetic, and i feel like he understands me. he also remembers what i’m going through and asks me if I wanna talk about it each week

Written by R.E. on Oct 12, 2020 after therapy with Peter for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

He's very helpful and understanding.

Written by D.O. on Sep 19, 2019 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and anger management

I feel like he understands and that he is willing to help you no matter what. He will reach out to you an ask how things are going which mean a lot to me

Written by T.O. on Aug 07, 2019 after therapy with Peter for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, and career difficulties

He has been very patient and understanding in listening to me. I really needed that. I needed to feel like I've truly been heard. Peter does that for me.

Written by M.E. on Jul 23, 2019 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and anger management

It's refreshing being able to talk to someone who can help me break down situations that bring me anxiety and giving me tools to develop an inner conversation that will eventually help me de-escalate situations on my own. Peter is really easy to talk to, and has a way to simplify my words into something less intimidating. Thank you, Peter!

Written by A.R. on May 16, 2019 after therapy with Peter for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and anger management

Peter has been a great support for me during a chaotic time in my life. I can tell that he actually cares about helping me navigate difficult situations. I’m grateful for his knowledge & understanding.

Written by M.A. on Apr 28, 2019 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties

He’s been great for me so far.

Written by M.A. on Nov 15, 2018 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, and self esteem

Peter was not the first counsellor I worked with and I was about to give up with this app, but I tried once more and got Peter as a match and it has been very helpful ever since. I love that I get resources to read as well as insight from him - this allows me to also learn what to look for online so even when Peter isn't helping me I can more easily try and help myself.

Written by L.I. on Jul 30, 2018 after therapy with Peter for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, eating, and self esteem

Peter is always there for me with a professional yet fresh point of view on things. I’m very easily hurt by words, but Peter has never said anything that would make me feel bad or worthless. I trust him a lot and I strongly recommend anyone to trust him too, and just let him help you, because he can definitely do that. Peter is not only an amazing professional, but also a great person as well. He has helped me a lot and I’m very thankful I got to work with him!

Written by L.A. on Jun 22, 2018 after therapy with Peter for 2 months on issues concerning relationship, family, trauma and abuse, and self esteem

I consider it a real treat and gift that I was partnered with Peter when I signed up 3 months ago. Peter is both a wonderfully patient and mindful listener, and also is able to help break down difficult concepts into easy-to-understand pieces. He is timely, and responsive, and also really, really, easy to chat with. I came to Peter with a lot of trauma and feeling very broken, and we were able to set some goals and do some work so that I now not only feel whole and less angry/sad/confused but energized about living and thriving in my life again. Peter gets 6 out of 5 stars from me. Such a lovely and gifted human being.

Written by J.A. on Jun 21, 2018 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks

Very respectful and compassionate. Doesn’t forget about me.

Written by I.O. on Mar 11, 2018 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship, and sleeping

Peter helped me get through a rough period.

Written by Y.U. on Mar 03, 2018 after therapy with Peter for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship, family, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related, sleeping, parenting, self esteem, anger, and career

Peter Agostino always responds quickly, in an understanding and empathic manner. He has great advice to cope with my situation and is excellent at helping me.

Written by S.T. on Dec 30, 2017 after therapy with Peter for 6 days on issues concerning addictions, lgbt, intimacy-related, and eating

Peter was very responsive to chat messages during our short time working together. He was kind and tried to be very helpful. Unfortunately, he cancelled at the last minute for our very first live session together.

Written by A.D. on Sep 25, 2017 after therapy with Peter for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related, eating, and self esteem

Peter is a great professional. He has lead me to learn so much more about myself.

Written by R.A. on Jun 15, 2017 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks on issues concerning family, and anger

Peter provides insightful and thought provoking feedback!

Written by Y.U. on May 17, 2017 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, family, grief, sleeping, self esteem, and anger

Peter is super great. He always answer in a short matter of time to my messages.

Written by A.N. on May 14, 2017 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning relationship

Peter is a great therapist. He is truly professional and cares about his patients. Absolutely recommend to anyone that needs a listening ear or second opinion.

Written by S.A on Mar 13, 2017 after therapy with Peter for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, family, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related, self esteem, anger, and career

Peter has been very helpful and present when I've needed him. I strongly recommend him if you need somebody to hear what you have to say.

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