Hello! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and hold active licenses in California, Pennsylvania, and North Dakota. I have more than 30 years of experience helping people in a variety of settings, from Employee Assistance (EAP) to Outpatient Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol. In addition to my counseling experience, I have been a clinical supervisor and trainer of therapists. I am also a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist.
Congratulations for taking this brave first step to find support, and to make positive changes in your life! I offer individual counseling for adults, 21 and up, who live in California, Pennsylvania, or North Dakota. I have a supportive, conversational style. We will start wherever you “are” in your life. I see my role as a guide who will help you consider your choices, to examine the consequences of changing versus not changing behaviors or circumstances, to set meaningful goals, and to support your decisions.
In uncertain, stressful times, it is easy to get overwhelmed and “stuck,” but I believe there is always “the one thing” a person can do to take meaningful action. While I agree that knowing “why” we behave in certain ways can be useful, I do feel that people seek out counseling to “move beyond.” I believe that YOU are the expert on you, and I will encourage you to take the next steps to improve your life.
Professional experience
35 yrs in practice
Stress, AnxietyGriefCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes
Additional areas of focus:Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Aging and geriatric issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Control issues, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Workplace issues
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I appreciate Peter’s practical approach in my therapy. He makes sense of the questions and doubts I’ve had, and empowers me to take responsibility of the changes I’m pursuing. I’m grateful for finding him here. Thank you.
Written on May 27, 2025 after therapy with Peter for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
After a few sessions both Peter and I realized that I most needed some life coaching. He has been very practical and has followed up with me in a helpful and timely manner. I have benefitted from his suggestions
Written on May 20, 2025 after therapy with Peter for 11 months on issues concerning grief, eating disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Peter is a great therapist! I Highly recommend him.
Written on Apr 21, 2025 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning grief
I have been on a therapy journey for quite a while and Peter is adaptable
Written on Jan 20, 2025 after therapy with Peter for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties
Great support and active listening. Peter is a true professional who cares and provides great guidance.
Written on Jul 09, 2024 after therapy with Peter for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Peter has been great. I feel very lucky to have met him.
Written on May 02, 2024 after therapy with Peter for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes
Peter is very patient and always listening. Super professional.
Written on Jan 25, 2024 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
I have felt very comfortable talking to Peter since day one. His advice has been extremely helpful in my day to day life
Written on Nov 22, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Peter is a very good listener. His style of therapy is one that adapts to your needs. I saw progress within a few weeks. It's very apparent that Peter has lots of experience, his approach to therapy is like speaking to a good friend. He has good specific advice when asked, but doesn't overwhelm you with everything that you should do to improve your life.
Written on Nov 17, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and anger management
Peter is absolutely fantastic. He listens and understands what I am going through and always provides useful feedback.
Written on Nov 04, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes
My experience with Peter has positive because he is great at giving space to allow yourself to deal with your emotions/thoughts.
Written on Oct 18, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and career difficulties
Peter has been very helpful. He is very knowledgeable, has strong intuition. And he helps productively advise and guide life issues and challenges. Really pleased with his service.
Written on Aug 29, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse
I find my weekly sessions with Peter are very helpful in helping me get 'unstuck' from my grief. He is helping me to see moving forward is OK, but I can still miss my spouse and that's ok, too. I am so thankful that I took the initial step to seek help for healing and I'm grateful to have been paired with Peter.
Written on Aug 24, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 9 months on issues concerning grief
Peter is respectful honest and attentive
Written on Aug 23, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Peter knew exactly how I was feeling from the first time we spoke. He is easily accessible and easy to talk to. He is doing a great job!
Written on Aug 02, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks on issues concerning anger management
Peter is super easy to talk with and helpful in walking through things when needed
Written on Jun 20, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Calm and wise and inviting
Written on Jun 03, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks
I really enjoy working with Peter. He offers good insights and guidance in a non-judgmental, supportive and calming manner. Our sessions have been very beneficial for me and I highly recommend him.
Written on May 19, 2023 after therapy with Peter for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Very good experience with Peter.
Written on Nov 30, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and anger management
Helpful and insightful
Written on Oct 18, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Peter is a great listener and I appreciate his very thoughtful responses to what I say.
Written on Sep 06, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and anger management
Peter is the one if you need direct, open feedback about a difficult situation. He's particularly good at helping you navigate interpersonal issues at work. He is intuitive, compassionate, creative, and actually weighs in. I can't recommend highly enough.
Written on May 06, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching
Peter was absolutely fantastic, kind and insightful who would provide action steps if I asked, but also a great guide if I just needed to reflect. I told my partner he felt like the kindly dad I never had with sage advice and a twinkle in his eye!
Written on Mar 30, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Peter is a gift to the therapy community. As his sessions might feel brief sometimes, it’s only because he knows what to really narrow down on and give clear advice. Great listener and supportive and knows when to give you advice to stop and think twice about your situation. He’s open my eyes quite a few times and has a calmness and coolness about him that I look forward to speaking with each week.
Written on Mar 24, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
I love Peter’s conversational style. He intently listens and understands the issues and mental blocks I am working to overcome. He does a wonderful job of giving insightful advice as well as actionable steps to implement in order to progress.
Written on Mar 16, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Easily one of the best therapists I’ve ever worked with!
Written on Mar 09, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, depression, and relationship issues
I have completed four sessions with Peter. I found him very easy to talk to and he has a gentle and persistent manner about him that encouraged me to peal the layers back on my issues. This has helped me to be motivated and stay flexible. Also, I feel I have unloaded some self-imposed baggage due to our dialogue. I am very happy to have my sessions with him.
Written on Feb 04, 2022 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
Peter is a great listener, and quickly helped me sort through the things that were troubling and confusing me. We had weekly sessions by phone, and he was always available to give me positive support via text between our weekly sessions. Over the many months of working with Peter, I overcame the things that troubled me, and then Peter continued to help me manage my success.
Written on Dec 21, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, and anger management
Peter actively listens, pays attention, and understands. He is willing to give the hard advice while still respecting my personality and life story. I am very appreciative to have him as a counselor!
Written on Dec 01, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, anger management, and career difficulties
Peter is an empath with a wonderfully quirky perspective on life. He helped me tremendously during a rough depressive patch.
Written on Nov 07, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coaching
Peter is a reassuring and helpful presence in my life. A safety net, if that doesn’t sound too weird. I am grateful.
Written on Nov 05, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Great man. Helpful. Talks to you like a person and is not afraid to tell you like it is.
Written on Oct 29, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and career difficulties
He is great at listening and offering advice. Incredibly responsive. I just wish I can change and get better.
Written on Oct 26, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and adhd
Extremely helpful. Understands the matter quickly and provides solid feedback. Both understanding and constructive. Great councilor.
Written on Sep 22, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, and career difficulties
Peter helped me identify my pattern of behavior that led me to continuously run away from close relationships. He helped me build a plan to be honest with myself about what is important to me, how to appropriately communicate that in a relationship and how to identify the characteristics of a good relationship.
Written on Sep 16, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Peter helps me with my worries and struggles and I have been able to take care of some of those things. I appreciate him a lot. I feel that I will be able to do better in life thanks to him.
Written on Sep 13, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
He was awesome
Written on Sep 12, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and coaching
Talking to Peter and coming to better help has unlocked a few things already in my personal and professional life. I already feel less confused about the things that are happening especially with family.
Written on Aug 11, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Peter has been extremely helpful with getting my life back on track. I've felt an overall positive effect after starting work with him.
Written on Jun 21, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
He is very kind & knowledgeable. Thankful for the few sessions I had.
Written on May 16, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and self esteem
I have had one session, but feel very comfortable talking and listening to Peter. I appreciate that he doesn't hold back. I needed to hear that I haven't learned my lesson yet.
Written on May 13, 2021 after therapy with Peter for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and career difficulties
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