Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, New York, New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Edi
Edi Peterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 22 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and addiction concerns. She also supports those facing relationship and communication challenges, grief, trauma, and issues with sleep or eating.
Peterson uses practical, goal-focused work in sessions. She helps people set clear goals and breaks them into steps they can try between visits. Her approach is direct and collaborative, with an emphasis on tools that can be used in daily life.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience working with chronic pain, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to identity and intimacy. She brings experience supporting people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, career decisions, and the process of quitting smoking or vaping. Her practice is informed by years of work with both emotional and physical health concerns.
In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape practical plans. That means identifying unhelpful thoughts, strengthening motivation to change, and focusing on immediate, achievable solutions. She encourages experimentation and regular review of progress.
Peterson is based in New Jersey and holds the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a time that works for them.
What Edi works with
Everything Edi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Edi's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Young adult issues
Approaches Edi lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of feeling better. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep or eating concerns because it breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches practical coping skills.Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It is a conversational method that explores ambivalence and builds motivation, which can be helpful for addictions, smoking or vaping cessation, and other behavior changes.
Solution-Focused Therapy centers on what a person wants to achieve next. Sessions emphasize small, realistic steps and quick progress checks to keep momentum going, which is useful for stress, relationship problems, and life transitions.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then recommend one or a mix of methods that fit their needs. Plans are adjusted as progress is tracked so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people work face to face without travel, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing encouragement. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or times when a shorter check-in is needed.
Questions people ask about Edi
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, relationship problems, grief, trauma, sleep and eating issues, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She works with people to set clear goals and create step-by-step plans to reach them.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working with emotional and physical health issues, including chronic pain and caregiver stress.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.