Peter Saunders
Experienced counsellor for stress and relationships
About Peter
Peter Saunders helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. He supports those facing grief, trauma, intimacy and sexual-cultural questions, and people dealing with sleep problems, low self-esteem or parenting strain. He also works with issues such as ADHD, compassion fatigue and anger.
Peter holds the NCPS credential and brings 20 years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. His approach values the person's own perspective.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make space for what matters to the individual and to build on their existing strengths. He uses a mix of methods to find what works in practical terms rather than relying on jargon. Peter draws on client-centred work to prioritise the person's experience and to follow the concerns they raise.
He also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns from the past that may affect current feelings and relationships. Solution-focused techniques are used to set small, achievable steps and create momentum between sessions. People can expect a calm, non-judgemental manner and a focus on clear, doable goals.
Conversations are straightforward and paced to the person's needs. The aim is to help someone feel steadier and more able to manage everyday challenges. Peter has worked in the field for two decades and brings that practical background to sessions.
He offers therapy in English and conducts work online and remotely for people in the United Kingdom. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step is used to connect people to sessions.
What Peter works with
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Sessions & fees
How Peter’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely to the person's experience and following their concerns. Online sessions using this approach let the counsellor reflect what matters most and help people explore their feelings at their own pace.Solution-Focused Therapy emphasises small, practical steps and clear goals. In an online setting this can translate to short tasks or techniques to try between video or messaging sessions, helping progress feel tangible and steady.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Peter will talk with the person about their goals, preferences and how they like to communicate, then suggest methods that fit. That choice is collaborative and can change as the person’s needs evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when visual cues matter and allow more in-depth conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or who want flexible, brief exchanges during the week. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
