Berekat Petros

Berekat Petros is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 12 years of clinical experience. He practices in Florida and works with people facing a wide range of concerns, from everyday stress and relationship strain to longer-term mood and substance issues. He speaks English and Amharic and brings practical experience to each session.

He aims for straightforward conversations that make problems clearer and more manageable. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and small steps to get there. He draws on approaches that match the client's needs rather than using the same plan for everyone.

Clients often seek help for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, anger, addictions, and trauma-related concerns. He also supports people dealing with parenting stress, grief, work changes, ADHD, chronic illness, and body image issues. He works with attachment and communication problems and with people navigating blended family challenges.

In therapy he uses techniques from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. He also incorporates Mindfulness Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to support motivation and present-moment coping. Solution-Focused Therapy helps when clients want practical steps and short-term goals.

His approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. He helps people set clear, doable goals and reviews progress each session. To begin, people can use the site Start Therapy flow and complete the matching questionnaire to schedule according to his availability.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person brings to each session. It emphasizes respect for the client's goals and supports self-directed problem solving, which can be useful for relationship strain, low self-esteem, and general stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice patterns of thinking that keep problems going and then try different behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with mood symptoms, and it translates well to talk-based sessions with homework between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that might help, and adjust the plan over time. That collaborative testing helps match techniques to what actually helps the person.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes scheduling around work, caregiving, or medical appointments simpler, while still allowing the kinds of conversational and skills-based work that CBT, Client-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness practices support.