Peter Weiss provides individual, couples, and parenting support therapy. The following are brief descriptions of each:
Individual Therapy: Individual sessions typically last from 45-50 minutes, meeting on a weekly basis for long term therapy (meaning that Pete usually see patients for at least one year). Pete has found that longer term therapy produces the best results as there are rarely quick fixes in the world of mental health. He uses various methodologies ranging from Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) to Psychodynamic Therapy. Depending on the issue that you are coming in for, Pete will select the most appropriate form of treatment – for example, for the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, he uses Exposure and Response Prevention, an evidence-based therapy which can be very effective in treating OCD.
Couples Therapy: Couples sessions can last from 45-1.5 hours per session, meeting on a weekly basis. Most couples come to therapy in order to increase communication, reduce conflict and heal from painful cycles. Our role in couples therapy is to facilitate and develop this capacity by offering balanced support, insight and direction. Couples may come intermittently, in response to sudden events or tragedy; for a limited term to negotiate periods of transition or conflict; or on a regular basis, with a sincere interest in increasing intimacy and addressing everyday issues which arise in a relationship. Participating in couples work can be a rewarding and powerful process.
Parent Support: Parent coaching and support is often offered in conjunction with work that we may be doing with your child. Parents often have many questions on what to do in certain tough parenting situations and can benefit from the guidance of an unbiased professional. Our therapists are strength-based in our process for both individual and parenting work, and will often come from a perspective of starting with all that is going right, before exploring what is going wrong. We typically find ourselves sharing with parents our perspective on the many wonderful things they are already doing as parents, and have found that this reminder can be a validating foundation for moving forward with positive change.