Counsellor profile
Peter Saunders, NCPS
Counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Client-Centred approach
- Psychodynamic insight
- Solution-Focused goals
About Peter
Peter Saunders is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has practised for 20 years in the United Kingdom. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and LGBT concerns, parenting strains, sleep problems and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. He also sees people dealing with grief, trauma, anger, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
He uses a straightforward, conversational style. He starts by listening to what matters most to the person in front of him and then helps them notice what already works. Sessions focus on practical ways to reduce day-to-day pressure and improve communication at home.
Peter draws on client-centred work to follow the client’s priorities, and psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns that can affect relationships and mood. He also uses existential perspectives to help people clarify values and Solution-Focused techniques to set short-term, achievable goals.
His practice includes attention to family and parenting concerns, such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, and caregiver stress. He can also support people navigating kink and alternative sexual culture, attachment and abandonment concerns, or challenges linked to chronic illness and body image.
People commonly work on clearer communication, managing anxiety and anger, coping with change, and rebuilding confidence. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s online therapy options and follow the matching questionnaire to book an initial session.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
The client-centred approach means the counsellor follows the client’s concerns and priorities, focusing conversations on what feels most important to the person. This can help with issues like low self-esteem, relationship communication and everyday parenting stress.Psychodynamic work looks at patterns that repeat across relationships and time. In an online setting this can help identify recurring reactions to abandonment, attachment issues, or long-standing difficulties with trust and control.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss options with each person and agree a way forward based on goals, preferences and what feels useful. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also support continuity of care when life circumstances change, while the counsellor and client agree how best to meet during the course of therapy.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of home and family problems does he help with?
He works with individual adults on parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and everyday family conflict.
How would he approach my anxiety or stress?
He listens to what you want to change, then uses client-centred and Solution-Focused methods to set practical steps for reducing stress and managing anxiety.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has 20 years of practice in the UK and training that includes a degree in integrative counselling completed in 2009.
Is he registered and where does he practise?
He is listed with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if English isn't my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he see clients outside the UK?
He is not currently working with international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.