Peter Curtin
Clients generally come to me because they are experiencing disruption to their lives due to their use of, or a loved ones use of, drugs and/or alcohol, significant anxiety and stress challenges or have suffered a trauma which is preventing them from living the life that they want to be able to live. I have over 20 years experience in treating behavioral health issues such as substance misuse/addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression. I use a trauma based approach which leans on Somatic psychotherapy skills. Ultimately, this means we will be trying to take care of body and mind together in order to regulate the nervous system. I was born and raised in Ireland. As a teenager I watched my brother struggle with substance abuse. I witnessed the effects trauma and addiction had on his life and on those of us who loved him dearly. My life's work is to try to help others avoid or manage this pain.
I have over 20 years experience in treating behavioral health issues such as substance misuse/addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression.
First session
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions and what brings you to therapy. We can discuss you history of being in therapy, if any, what worked and what didn't. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
Strengths
Along with my Masters in Social Work I have completed postgraduate training in Sensimotor Psychotherapy (Somatic therapy), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy & Buddhist Psychology. I have over 20 years experience as a therapist both in Ireland, where I am originally from, and in California. Along with this my passion for my work and desire to be of benefit to my clients really drive my work.
Ideal clients
about 80 percent of my practice currently is working with people struggling with the intersection of trauma and substance use. the other 20 percent is a mixture of Stress, anxiety and depression issues. Most of my clients see significant change within a matter of months.
Treatment methods
Somatic
The thing i hear most often from clients is that past experiences in therapy have not worked for them. Somatic approaches allow for a completely different experience. I use somatic interventions in order to ground us in the present and regulate the nervous system. Once grounded, and when the nervous system is in an appropriate state clients are in a much better state from which to problem solve. During treatment you can expect to learn, quite quickly, techniques which allow you to bring forth the best version of yourself regularly.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 86185