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Roger Peterson Psychotherapy, LPC
Roger Peterson provides psychotherapy via telehealth. He uses an integrative, humanistic approach that combines person-centered, existential, cognitive behavioral, reality, relational, and psychodynamic modalities with depth. This helps clients better understand unhappiness, heal from injuries, solve problems that obstruct happiness, and work toward their full potential.
Specialties
- General Mental Health
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders
- Depression
- Personal Growth and Self-Esteem
- General relationship challenges (family, friends, co-workers)
Pay with insurance
- UnitedHealthcare
- Oxford Health Plans
- Cigna
- Aetna
- UMR
- Oscar
- UHC Student Resources
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
Pay out-of-pocket
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$ $ $ $ $$140-200
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Sliding Scale
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Locations
Licensed in
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- New Jersey
“Important progress occurs when a client realizes that hardship and suffering do not necessarily have to define their life in a purely negative sense.”
What was your path to becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor?
I was a jazz guitarist during my 20s. As an undergrad, I double-majored in English and psychology and initially wanted to be a film screenwriter before my interest shifted to psychology. I was fortunate to be mentored by Dr. George Atwood during the mid-to-late 80s, which was a life-changing experience. I was content for many years working in crisis but eventually decided that I wanted to pursue a license and start a private practice.
What should someone know about working with you?
Important progress occurs when a client realizes that hardship and suffering do not necessarily have to define their life in a purely negative sense.
How do your own core values shape your approach to care?
I think core values are extremely important to self-development; discovering what matters most in life — what one cares about and values — is what puts us in touch with the deeper, authentic self. When this takes place, clients often begin to feel more whole, more integrated, and better able to tolerate suffering.
“I think core values are extremely important to self-development; discovering what matters most in life — what one cares about and values — is what puts us in touch with the deeper, authentic self.”
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