Peter Waters, NCPS
17 years in practice
Peter Waters is a counsellor with 17 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and the NCPS credential.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS22-00112 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Peter
Peter Waters is a counsellor with 17 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and the NCPS credential. He focuses on practical, down-to-earth conversations. He aims to help people take the first steps toward clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping.
He works with common issues such as stress, anxiety and depression. He also supports people facing relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns, grief, and the psychological impact of trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Addictions, sleep and eating issues, anger and low self-esteem are also within his remit. Peter adapts each session to the person in front of him. He listens without judgement and responds with straightforward, evidence-informed approaches.
Sessions are shaped around what’s most helpful right now, whether that means gentler reflection or practical strategies for change. His additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care experiences, neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome, and sexual subcultures including BDSM and kink. He also addresses blended family challenges, codependency and separation after divorce.
Peter combines client-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness, alongside an interest in existential themes about meaning and choice. He aims to help people find more clarity, make decisions they can live with, and build small, manageable steps toward change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Peter lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Peter names
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Online support
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Existential therapy focuses on questions about meaning, choice and responsibility. In online sessions this can take the form of reflective conversation about values, goals and how to live with difficult feelings. It is useful for people facing life transitions, grief or questions about identity.Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens closely, mirrors what they hear and follows the client’s pace. This approach suits people who need understanding, emotional support and a steady space to talk things through.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often chosen for anxiety, depression and problems like sleep or anger because it gives clear, manageable steps to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with the client and agree together what feels most useful. That collaborative process can change over time as needs and goals evolve.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging offers flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation while phone calls need less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging can suit quick check-ins, shorter conversations or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, family and busy days.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can Peter help with?
He works with stress, anxiety and depression, plus relationship and intimacy issues. He also helps with trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is warm and straightforward. He listens without judgement and adapts sessions to suit what the person needs right now.
How much experience does he have?
He has 17 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and has the NCPS credential.
Where is he based and how is he registered?
He practises in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential as listed in his profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts clients from international locations.
What session formats does he offer?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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