About Peter
Peter Cosens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and life changes. He speaks plainly and listens first to understand what is causing distress. He aims to help people move toward clearer choices and healthier routines without endless therapy.
He uses a direct but compassionate style in sessions. He sets clear expectations and works with people to set practical goals. He does not recommend ongoing therapy without a reason and focuses on helping people make measurable progress.
Background and approach
His work covers mood concerns such as depression, anger, and grief, plus relationship and family-origin issues that affect daily life. He also supports people dealing with substance and process addictions, codependency, and coping after trauma or loss. Career stress, parenting strain, caregiver fatigue, and feelings of emptiness are also within his scope.
Clinically, he draws on client-centered methods to center the person in the room, cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and elements of mindfulness and motivational interviewing to build practical skills. Emotionally-focused ideas inform work around attachment and relationship patterns. With 13 years of experience, he combines practical strategies with steady accountability.
People who prefer straightforward guidance and a results-focused approach tend to find his style helpful. He practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful space where the person's own goals lead the work; it helps when someone needs understanding and clear guidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at attachment and emotional patterns in relationships and can help people understand their responses in close connections.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. He will work collaboratively to identify which methods match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That means adjusting strategies over time and checking in about what is helping and what is not.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or caregiving responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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