Welcome!

I have facilitated groups focusing on grief and loss, couples communication, men’s trauma, and more. My work experience spans from owning and managing private practices to providing diagnostic evaluations and crisis intervention at large healthcare organizations.

Like many of us, I am a perpetual work in progress, committed to the belief that genuine healing comes from facing our challenges head-on.

I'm Erik Petersen, a licensed Professional Counselor, dedicated to helping individuals navigate the complexities of grief and life.

Why Choose Me?

With over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, I am fully equipped to help you on your healing journey. My extensive training as a Grief and Loss Specialist, EMDR provider, and Couples and Marriage Counselor, among other qualifications, has provided me with a diverse skill set to address a wide range of issues.

My Journey

Life can be complicated, traumatic, and busy. As a dad to a high-energy 10-year-old and a “no, no, no” 3-year-old, I understand the chaos and unexpected turns life can take.

Some of my peronsal experiences of loss that have led me to know, learn and embrace, the complicated feelings related to loss are death of my father, infertility struggles in marriage, the adoption journey I went through to become a parent to just name a few. As humans we need to stop looking for how to “get over” something, but learn how to “get through”, in order to discover the new identity that awaits for us.

These personal experiences have taught me, and continue to teach me, how to find balance amidst the turmoil and joy in life’s twists. They have taught me that life is so much easier, when you learn, accept, and love all parts of yourself. This blend of professional expertise and real-life experience equips me to truly understand and support you on your path to reconciliation and healing.

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

- James Baldwin

My Approach

Healing is hard work. It involves delving deep into your story, confronting painful emotions, and finding ways to mend.

We'll mourn together, creating a space where your stories and loved ones are known and honored.

Through our work, you'll discover new aspects of yourself and how you interact with the world. You will discover that courage, requires vulnerability.

Using a plethora of skills and techniques I have gained in my career, we will navigate the highs and lows together.

Endorsements

  • “Erik is very good at leading me to find answers and offer ideas to help me process and understand my own feelings. I feel that he is giving me tools that I will be able to use in different situations to help me handle difficult times I may face in the future. I feel very comfortable talking with Erik. In the past, I have always felt uncomfortable talking to a therapist. This is not the case with Erik.”

  • “I felt heard and understood and amazed at how he got to the heart of the matter so quickly “

  • “Very professional, insightful, knowledgeable, establishes rapport, guides me to draw my own conclusions, helps move me along towards a solution when I'm stuck.”

  • “Erik doesn't slam me with tons of advice, but offers practical, realistic solutions in short lists or steps that I can do to get closer to my goals and maintain a healthy mental state.”

  • “He has been incredible. I have been dealing with this issue for a long time. He is the first provider who has put himself into my care and helped me to confront my anxieties.”

  • “First meeting of 7 strangers to face their grief is overwhelming for the 7 strangers and Erik knew how to handle, manage and move forward this fragile group of strangers. It could have been a nightmare but it was smooth, safe and flowing.”

Let's Connect

If you're looking for someone to listen, truly understand, and help you feel less alone in your journey—someone who knows that life isn’t always about having all the answers, but about embracing the present and working through the hard times—then I might just be the counselor you’re seeking.

It would be an honor to join you on this journey.

You deserve to live a life where you feel like you are not just surviving, but thriving with fulfillment, vigor, and passion.