About Peter
Peter Santos is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and challenges with self-esteem. He speaks English and Spanish and brings 13 years of counseling experience to his work in Louisiana. Peter aims to build a strong, respectful relationship so people feel heard and understood from the start.
He draws on Client-Centered Therapy to make the room about the person in front of him.
Background and approach
That means listening first and following the client's lead while offering practical help when needed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small, concrete changes that can ease symptoms. Existential ideas also appear in his work, helping people face questions about meaning, choice, and purpose during major life transitions.
He uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support commitment to change and to increase awareness in day-to-day moments. Narrative techniques help clients reframe difficult stories and notice alternative ways of seeing themselves. Peter has experience across clinical, school, and community settings, including work with people navigating mood concerns, transitions, loss, and social stressors.
He collaborates with other providers when it supports a client's goals. His practical focus is on clear steps, steady conversation, and skills that can be practiced between sessions. Outside counseling he enjoys hiking, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and cooking.
These interests feed his belief that growth comes from curiosity and showing up for small efforts over time.
How Peter’s Approaches Work Online
Peter often combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when working with people online. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so clients feel seen; it helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets thoughts and behaviors with concrete exercises and experiments that reduce anxiety or low mood and can be practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan together over time. That means sessions are guided by what the client wants to work on and what feels most useful in real life.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text messaging can support brief check-ins and quick coping prompts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day while keeping the focus on practical steps and ongoing progress.
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What this counselor 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