Peter Fraenkel

Specialties

Relationships - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; understanding an changing problematic patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, learning effective relationship communication and problem-solving skills, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships, dating, improving sex and other forms of sensuality

Couples counseling - Addressing relationship challenges and life transitions; ending high conflict, strengthening communication and problem-solving skills; increasing security, desire, sexual satisfaction, connection, and love; specialist in "last chance couples" -- those on the brink of separation or divorce

Family issues - Promoting communication and supporting family members to address challenges and reduce conflict and distress, resolving parenting conflicts and getting in sync on raising and nurturing your kids

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder); eliminating obsessive ruminations and compulsive behavior

Depression - Innovative, action-oriented techniques that promote healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life

Stress management - Mindfulness, Qi Gong, and other practices for strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others; getting unstuck and making decisions

Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse

Child & adolescent mental health - Working with children, adolescents, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges throughout developing years; addressing anxiety, family conflicts, peer relationships, school stress, social media pressures, self-esteem, hopelessness about the future, emotional dysregulation