About Peter
Peter Santos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings 13 years of clinical experience to his practice in Louisiana. He speaks English and Spanish and aims to create a calm, direct space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, and low self-esteem. He centers sessions on listening first.
He focuses on what matters to the individual and adjusts his approach to fit each person's needs. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, practical skills, and time to make sense of painful feelings.
Background and approach
Peter uses a mix of approaches, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and existential reflections. That means he helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, clarify values and purpose, and connect with their own sense of meaning. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools are also used when they help move someone forward.
His background includes work in clinical, school, and community settings. He has experience supporting people facing life transitions, isolation, family problems, and issues tied to identity and self-worth. He also addresses eating and body image concerns, codependency, and communication struggles.
Sessions are practical and paced to what the person needs. Peter encourages working with other providers when medication or medical care might support progress. Outside work he enjoys outdoor activities and martial arts, which inform his interest in resilience and steady effort.
How different approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, listening space where the person guides the conversation. Online sessions let that approach unfold in a way that fits the person's rhythm, whether they want longer conversations or shorter check-ins. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that feed anxiety or depression. CBT tools transfer well to online work through exercises, worksheets, and coached practice between sessions. Existential therapy helps people clarify values, face life transitions, and find purpose in difficult moments; it uses reflective dialogue to surface what matters most and can be helpful when someone is questioning life direction.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Peter will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. He mixes techniques as needed, checks in about what is or isn’t working, and adjusts the plan over time so sessions stay useful and focused on real-life changes.
The online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good when visual connection matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be simpler to fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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