About Edi
Edi Peterson is a licensed professional counselor with 22 years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She focuses on practical steps that lead to change and works with people facing depression, relationship strain, addiction concerns, grief, trauma, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. She uses clear goal-setting and measurable steps in sessions.
Edi favors brief, focused techniques that help people see progress quickly. Her approach is collaborative - she partners with clients to pick strategies that fit their values and daily life.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience helping people cope with chronic pain, caregiver stress, and the emotional effects of illness or disability. She also supports clients dealing with eating and sleeping problems, anger, career stress, and feelings of isolation or purposelessness. Edi draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape sessions.
These methods are used to identify unhelpful thinking, build motivation for change, and create practical next steps. Sessions typically blend talking, simple exercises, and homework between meetings. She practices in New Jersey and holds the LPC credential, with many years helping people translate insight into action.
People who want clear plans, measurable progress, and a down-to-earth style may find her approach a good fit.
How Edi's Approaches Work Online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Online CBT sessions focus on spotting unhelpful thinking and practicing small behavioral changes that can reduce anxiety and improve sleep or mood.Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change. In remote sessions this means exploring personal reasons for change, building motivation, and planning realistic next steps for things like quitting smoking or addressing substance misuse.
Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying what is already working and building on it. In video or messaging sessions this can mean brief, action-oriented check-ins that keep people moving toward their goals.
Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, and then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the plan stays useful.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and written reflections between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent around busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Texas, New York, New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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