About Peter
Peter Steele is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts. He has 15 years of clinical experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. He works in a collaborative, down-to-earth way so clients can make steady, practical changes.
Peter centers sessions on what matters most to each person. He treats clients as the expert on their lives and focuses on observable goals. Sessions often aim to build better boundaries, strengthen relationships, and reduce symptoms that get in the way of daily functioning.
Background and approach
He draws on several therapy methods to match what each person needs. That might include mindfulness and values work, practical problem solving, or talking through the stories people tell about their lives. The techniques chosen depend on the client’s goals and situation.
Peter has worked with people facing grief, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and sexual intimacy concerns. He also supports those navigating career decisions, parenting strains, and complex life changes. His background includes work with mood disorders, posttraumatic stress, and relationship issues like infidelity.
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Peter helps clients develop skills they can use between sessions. He aims for changes that are maintainable so people feel more in charge of their day-to-day lives.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking concrete steps toward them. It uses mindfulness skills and practical exercises to help people tolerate difficult feelings while moving toward a life they value. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through structured, problem-focused work. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the client’s own perspective and pace, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental environment for people to understand themselves better.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Peter will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and everyday needs. That conversation guides how sessions are structured and which techniques are emphasized.
Online therapy here can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets clients use body language and face-to-face interaction, while phone sessions often fit into a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Chat or text can be used for brief check-ins, homework support, or when shorter, written touchpoints are preferred. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people get consistent support that fits their routine.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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