About Peter
Peter McCaffrey is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience providing individual therapy in Arizona and New Jersey. He focuses on practical strategies to reduce anxiety and stress. He also helps people who struggle with addiction, depression, anger, and trauma-related concerns.
He often works with people facing panic attacks, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and intense guilt or shame. Sessions center on building a respectful, warm relationship so clients can talk openly and begin to change patterns that cause distress.
Background and approach
Peter uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs. He emphasizes straightforward skills you can use between sessions. He also pays attention to life purpose and impulsivity when those themes come up.
His background includes extensive work in the substance use field and many years supporting people with trauma histories. That experience informs how he helps people manage symptoms and rebuild daily routines. In therapy people can expect a calm, practical approach focused on concrete steps.
The goal is clearer thinking, better coping, and more choice in difficult moments. He aims to make each session useful, with next steps people can try right away.
Evidence-based approaches for online anxiety care
Peter uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, usable skills. One common approach teaches practical coping skills for anxiety and panic attacks, such as breathing and exposure practices that help reduce avoidance and fear over time. Another strand of work focuses on trauma-informed care, helping people name and process difficult memories while building safer daily routines and better emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress or new needs appear.
Online therapy with him is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or family obligations.
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- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Arizona, New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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