Pete Steele
LMHC, 15 years of experience
New to Grow
About me
I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and trauma specialist with over 15 years of experience helping individuals and couples navigate the hardest, most confusing parts of being human. I work with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or weighed down by old patterns and together we make sense of what’s happening beneath the surface so real change becomes possible. My goal is to offer a space where you feel safe, understood, and supported as you heal, grow, and rebuild a life that feels more grounded, connected, and authentically yours.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, we’ll slow things down and simply get to know each other. I’ll ask about what brought you here, what you’re hoping to work on, and anything important about your history, but there’s no pressure to have everything figured out. We’ll talk through confidentiality and expectations, answer any questions you have, and begin exploring the themes or patterns that feel most relevant. By the end, my goal is for you to feel grounded, understood, and confident that you have a safe place to do this work at your own pace and in your own way.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My greatest strengths lie in my ability to create a space where you feel safe enough to be fully honest and supported enough to explore what you’ve avoided. I’m skilled at identifying the deeper themes and patterns beneath your struggles and translating them into insights that actually move therapy forward. Clients often tell me they appreciate my balance of warmth and directness, my ability to hold both depth and humor, and my commitment to meeting them exactly where they are while still challenging them toward meaningful, lasting change.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work best with clients who are thoughtful, self-aware, and ready to look beneath the surface—even if they’re scared, uncertain, or feeling stuck. Many of the people I serve are navigating trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, or a lingering sense that they’re not living the life they want. Whether you’re seeking clarity, connection, or a deeper understanding of yourself, I’m here to help you untangle old patterns, heal what hurts, and move toward the person you’re trying to become.
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My treatment methods
Interpersonal
I use an interpersonal therapy approach to help us both understand how your relational patterns and emotional habits show up not only in your life, but also right here between us. As we work together, I’ll follow your lead, invite genuine connection, and create a space where you can safely experiment with new ways of communicating and relating in real time. Over time, our relationship becomes both a mirror and a practice ground helping you uncover what’s been hidden, try what you’ve avoided, and carry those shifts into the rest of your life.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use cognitive behavioral therapy to help us understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and how even small shifts in one area can create meaningful changes in your life. Together, we’ll identify the patterns that keep you stuck, experiment with new skills, and practice more balanced, flexible ways of thinking. My goal is to help you build tools you can use outside of session so you feel more grounded, capable, and in control of your day-to-day life.
Couples Counseling
In couples work, I pay close attention to the dance between you. How you reach for each other, how you pull away, and where the signals get crossed. My role isn’t to take sides, but to slow the pace, translate what’s really being said, and help you both feel seen, heard, and understood. Together, we’ll rebuild safety, practice new ways of communicating, and strengthen the emotional connection beneath the conflict so you can return to each other with more clarity, compassion, and confidence.
Existential
In existential work, I help you slow down enough to face the deeper questions beneath your symptoms. The ones about meaning, choice, identity, freedom, responsibility, and the life you are (and aren’t) living. Together, we explore what it feels like to be you in this world, what keeps you stuck, and what possibilities open when you stop moving on autopilot and start choosing with intention. This isn’t about fixing you; it’s about helping you reclaim authorship of your own life, confront the fears that keep you small, and move toward a way of being that feels honest, purposeful, and fully your own.
Attachment-based
In attachment-based work, we will work to understand how your early relationships shaped the ways you seek closeness, protect yourself, and navigate conflict today. Together, we will explore the patterns you developed to survive and stay connected, and we gently test new ways of relating that feel safer, steadier, and more secure. Our therapeutic relationship becomes a place to repair old wounds, practice healthier emotional rhythms, and build the kind of trust and connection you may have never fully experienced but absolutely deserve.