About Peter
Peter Garston is a counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, addiction and low mood. He aims to create a calm space where clients can slow down and speak about what matters to them. He presents himself as approachable and respectful of each persons pace and background.
He uses a mix of talking techniques to suit the person in front of him. That can mean focusing on how thoughts affect feelings, or working through what someone wants to change next.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around the client's needs rather than a fixed formula. With four years of practice, he has supported people with grief, trauma and bereavement, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and life transitions. He also works with addiction issues and offers coaching for goals such as fatherhood challenges or self-love.
His experience includes helping people with cancer-related worries and ADHD-related concerns. Peter is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. He works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
He accepts international clients and adapts his style to fit different cultural backgrounds and personal beliefs. People can expect straightforward, conversational sessions that focus on what is most useful now. He encourages practical steps alongside talking.
If someone prefers a direct plan or a reflective space, he adjusts the pace and tools accordingly.
How Peter's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor follows the client's lead and helps them name feelings and priorities; it suits people who want a caring space to reflect. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and behaviour and uses short practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression and panic. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on clear goals and small steps forward, useful when someone wants fast, targeted changes.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Peter works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. He will discuss options, try routes that feel sensible, and adapt the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible access. Video is good for a near face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is low or a quieter setup is needed, live chat can be useful for a quick check-in, and messaging suits ongoing, shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit counselling into work, family life or travel, while keeping therapy consistent across locations.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Cancer
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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