About Peter
Peter Waters is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with NCPS listed after his name. He brings 17 years of experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns and addiction. He stresses respect, sensitivity and compassion in the room and aims to adapt conversations to each person’s needs.
He works with a wide range of issues including depression, grief, sleep and eating problems, anger and self-esteem.
Background and approach
Peter also notes a focus on areas such as attachment and abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, autism and Asperger syndrome, and aspects of alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. He includes support for people identifying as LGBT. Peter uses several approaches when helping people make change.
He draws on client-centred ideas to keep the work focused on the person’s experience. He also uses cognitive behavioural tools to look at thoughts and behaviours that maintain problems, and mindfulness practices to help with present-moment coping. His style is practical and collaborative.
Peter aims to create a plan together and adjust it as progress is made. Sessions are paced to the individual and emphasise developing skills as well as talking through feelings. If someone wants to begin, they use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to arrange scheduling.
The subscription model for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
What Peter works with
Everything Peter lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Peter is listed here; the rest shows what else Peter works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Peter lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Peter’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. It prioritises a warm, non-judgemental relationship and helps people feel heard while they make sense of difficult experiences. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses straightforward strategies to change patterns that cause distress. Both approaches can help with anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties and many everyday problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Peter will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that suit the person’s situation. He adapts pace and techniques as progress is made so the plan stays practical and relevant.
The original biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-in meetings when needed. They also make it possible to work with a therapist from another location, which is helpful for people living abroad or moving between places.
Questions people ask about Peter
What problems does Peter address in sessions?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns plus trauma and abuse. Other areas include depression, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping issues and anger.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Peter adopts a respectful, sensitive and compassionate approach. He tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs and works collaboratively on practical steps.
What is his professional background?
He has 17 years of professional experience helping people with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credential and region are listed?
Peter is listed with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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