Peter MittigaLMHC

Peter Mittiga is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and hard life transitions. He is based in New York and has twelve years of experience in the mental health field. Peter aims to create a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere so people can talk honestly about what’s worrying them.

He uses a client-centered approach that puts the person’s priorities first. That means sessions start with the concerns a person brings and then build practical steps from there. He also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Peter has worked with people facing trauma, mood disorders, relationship stress, workplace conflict, grief, and postpartum depression among other concerns. He also focuses on attachment and abandonment issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, money and career strains, and compassion fatigue. His experience includes both short-term solution-focused work and longer-term therapy when needed.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Peter helps people set realistic steps, practice new skills, and track small changes over time. He explains techniques in plain language and adjusts pacing to fit each person’s needs.

People who prefer a calm, straightforward approach may find his style a good fit. Before booking, confirm current session formats and scheduling details so arrangements match your needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. In online conversations this means the therapist checks in about goals and adapts each session based on what the client brings that day.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that maintain problems and then practices alternatives. Online sessions can include simple homework, thought records, and skill practice between meetings to track progress.

Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. When used online, sessions often teach short emotion-regulation exercises and practical steps that can be tried in daily life.

Finding the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. He will review concerns, goals, and preferences and recommend one or more methods to try. That collaborative process can include mixing approaches when it makes sense.

Confirm the specific session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist about scheduling and how to use session time most effectively.