Become the even better version of yourself.
As a clinical psychologist, I help professionals find clarity and freedom from disabling emotions, stifling decisions, and troubling patterns of behavior.
Life calls on us to solve problems.
Most of the time, we deal with them and move on.
But when life deals out too many problems - too big of ones, or too many at one time - stress can snowball into into a myriad of disorders in coping, including: depression, anxiety, irritability, relationship conflict, alcohol abuse and, ultimately, burnout.
This is particularly true for talented professionals, whose job it is to solve hard problems.
Learn more about the kinds of problems I have helped others with.
Take heart. Therapy can help.
As a guided exploration of a specific problem set in a unique life context, therapy can help you acquire:
Awareness of how you tend to operate, both when you are flourishing and when you are just hanging on.
Understanding about how specific features of a relationship, a workplace, or a task might render you particularly vulnerable to breakdown.
Coaching in the critical skills that life calls on us to use to solve problems and cope more effectively.
A successful engagement results not just in the temporary relief of your suffering but in a robust confidence to face the problems life will undoubtedly continue to deal you.
Learn more about the kinds of services I offer.
Professionals stand to benefit particularly so.
Professionals who have shown themselves sturdy enough to withstand the rigors of making a career tend to be well-suited for therapy. These include lawyers, physicians, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, engineers, researchers, software developers and a wide manner of business-owners and executives.
I’ve focused my practice on understanding the problems of persons in high-responsibility roles and knowing how to guide bright, sensitive and talented people. It is among my life’s richest rewards to witness leaders see their own transformation.
Decide for yourself whether therapy could help by reading over my Therapy FAQ.
Read more about My Philosophy or About Me.
“Therapy helps you acquire... a robust confidence to face the problems life will undoubtedly continue to deal you.”
Getting Started
1.
Schedule a session.
When you’re ready to engage, start the process of scheduling a consultation by reaching out on my Schedule a Consultation page, and read more about the consultation process on my Services page. We’'ll confirm a meeting time and I’ll email you a simple 10 Question initial consultation form.
2.
Meet in person.
When we come together, I’d like to hear more about what it is you feel is stifling your progress. My goal is not to try to get to the heart of the problem but to understand its basic contours and to share how I might begin to think about your obstacles.
3.
Get moving again.
Near the end of our session, I’ll offer an initial impression and any practical ideas I think could be worth considering, including continuing our engagement, if warranted. I want you to leave feeling like you’ve got some actionable options to pursue.
About Dr. Peterson
Tim Peterson, PsyD
I’ve been helping people work through problems of the most personal kind since 2008, and watching sensitive and insightful people get unstuck and establish a sense of confidence and peace is among the greatest rewards of my work. I completed my doctoral training in clinical psychology from Widener following a Bachelor’s and Master’s from Emory and Harvard. Read more about my background and my philosophy.