About Peter
Peter Cosens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, and self-esteem struggles. He speaks English and brings 13 years of experience to his practice. Peter aims to listen first and help clients choose the next right step for their lives.
He uses a direct but caring style. Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation rather than long-term dependence on therapy.
How Peter works
Peter sets clear goals and checks progress so people know whether the work is helping. His approach draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is often used to spot thinking patterns that feed anxiety and depression.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps explore strong emotions that show up in close relationships. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are also part of his toolkit when people want to develop calm focus or strengthen motivation to change. These methods are used flexibly to match what someone needs on a given day.
Peter works with many life challenges, including caregiving stress, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, communication and commitment problems, and adjustment after major life events. He also addresses aging and geriatric issues, co-morbidity, and substance and alcohol problems. People who choose his services start with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions.
Therapy is offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Peter lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Peter works with
The areas below are the ones Peter selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience first and helps set goals based on what matters most to them. In online sessions that means the therapist listens deeply and follows the client's lead to identify useful next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT works well online because exercises, worksheets, and homework can be shared during calls or by message for practice between sessions.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work with strong emotions that affect relationships. In a remote setting EFT focuses on noticing emotional patterns and practicing new responses during conversations on video or phone.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what fits the client's needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process aimed at workable change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone can fit a tight schedule or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can support brief check-ins or written reflections. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving between sessions.
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