About Peter
Peter Thompson is a counsellor who works from a person-centred approach. He places the client at the heart of the work and aims to create an open, non-judgemental space for people to share difficult thoughts and feelings. Peter trained at diploma level in therapeutic counselling and has practised for 14 years.
He uses humour and a straightforward manner to help people feel understood and grounded. In sessions he draws on a range of approaches to suit the person in front of him.
Background and approach
He commonly uses client-centred methods to prioritise the client's goals, cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour, and psychodynamic ideas to look at deeper patterns. He also uses solution-focused methods to identify practical steps forward. Peter has experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief.
He also works with concerns such as addiction, low self-esteem, intimacy and relationship difficulties, and sleeping problems. His additional interests include attachment and abandonment issues, coping with life changes, and first responder challenges. Peter is based in the United Kingdom and holds NCPS as a credential.
He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. He aims to respond to messages a couple of times each day to keep communication timely. Outside of counselling he is a writer and spoken word performer, which he says informs his plain-speaking style in sessions.
He encourages people to reclaim choice, responsibility and autonomy in their lives as part of the therapeutic work.
How approach and online sessions work together
Peter often combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural tools to suit each person's needs. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own direction; it is useful when someone needs a steady, non-judgemental space to talk. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and is helpful for anxiety, stress and sleeping problems.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to agree what feels most useful based on the client's goals and preferences. They will check in and adjust methods over time, so the approach evolves as progress is made.
Online therapy offers a range of ways to connect: video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow a face-to-face style conversation, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera feels easier, live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or other commitments and to keep continuity even when circumstances change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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