Peter Saunders

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Self esteem

About Peter

Peter Saunders works on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem and LGBT issues using a person-centred approach that puts the client’s experience first. He is a member of the NCPS and has 20 years' experience in counselling practice.

Peter introduces sessions in a straightforward way. He treats the person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths that can be built on. Conversations focus on what is happening now and practical steps that could help with motivation, confidence and day-to-day coping.

His background includes a first diploma completed in 2002 and a degree in integrative counselling gained in 2009. Over two decades he has worked with people facing depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and difficulties with intimacy and communication. He also supports people dealing with sleep problems, anger, parenting pressures and caregiver stress.

Peter has additional experience with attachment-related concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and issues around BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture. He also helps individuals coping with chronic pain, illness or disability and those managing aspects of dissociation and disruptive mood presentations.

Sessions are conversational and reflective, drawing on client-centred, psychodynamic, existential and solution-focused ideas. He aims to help clients notice patterns in relationships and behaviour, and to try small changes that can make daily life easier. The tone is direct, clear and pragmatic throughout.

How his approaches can work in online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says, helping them clarify thoughts and feelings; this can help with self-esteem, relationship worries and everyday stress. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring patterns in relationships and behaviour, aiming to make those patterns clearer so they can be changed; it can be useful for issues that have roots in earlier experiences.

Choosing an approach is usually collaborative. Peter will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that might suit them. The approach can be reviewed and adjusted as sessions progress to find what helps best.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. It also gives people the choice to keep up with therapy when life or mobility makes face-to-face sessions harder.

Topics Peter lists

• Stress and anxiety
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• 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
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Peter

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. He helps people manage stress and anxiety using conversational counselling and practical steps.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He uses client-centred, psychodynamic, existential and solution-focused approaches in session.

How much experience does he have?

He has 20 years' experience in counselling practice.

Where is he based and what are his credentials?

He is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the NCPS.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does he take clients from outside the UK?

He does not accept international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with him?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.