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Peter Linden is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in highly educated neurodivergent adults over 25 who struggle with social ostracism, anger, homophobia, transphobia, and advocating for their needs, all of which manifest as low- to medium-support needs autism, ADHD, and other learning disabilities.
Peter Linden utilizes gestalt psychotherapy, a present-oriented therapy that helps clients understand how their repetitive ways are thinking, feeling, sensing, experiencing, and communicating are getting in the way of what they want in life. As clients become more aware of what they are experiencing in the moment, they can more easily communicate their needs, develop relationships based on love, and unmask.
Peter Linden has an extensive background in psychotherapy, as demonstrated by receipt of a Master of Social Work from New York University, a clinical fellowship in gestalt psychotherapy from Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy, and experience with neurodivergent adults in public health and private practice.
Peter Linden provides virtual individual, couples, and group psychotherapy sessions to clients in CT, HI, NJ, and NYS. Peter Linden also offers in-person sessions for NJ based clients out of his home in Montclair, NJ.
Before sessions can start, Peter Linden will conduct a 15-minute consultation call with you. The consultation call will explore your reason for seeking therapy and whether Peter is best suited to help. If Peter decides that you would be better served by another experiential and relationally oriented psychotherapist, he will refer you to one of his colleagues or locate clinicians in the community.
After identifying that you are a good fit for therapy during the consultation, Peter will email you the required onboarding documentation and schedule an intake, which is a 2 hour interview to better understand your reason for seeking therapy. Once the intake is finished, a weekly session will be scheduled.
Years of Experience: 11 years
Academic challenges - Addressing underperformance in coursework, school avoidance, and procrastination
ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Autism spectrum disorder - Support understanding the diagnosis and related challenges and strengths; skill-building in areas of daily routine, transitions, coping with overwhelming sensory experiences, social skills, and emotion identification and regulation
Existential crisis & challenges - Supportive exploration of meaning and purpose in one’s life; finding one’s path in the face of existential anxiety, dread, and feelings of meaninglessness
Learning disabilities - Developing strategies for successful learning specific to one’s unique strengths and challenges
I also offer offer in-person sessions for clients. My address will be provided after completing a consultation call, pre-screening questions, and other pre-intake documentation.
Peter Linden is not in-network with any insurances.
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Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
At the end of each month, I will provide you with a super bill that includes the CPT codes, service dates, and diagnosis for all individual, couples, or group psychotherapy sessions.
The practice will call you for a free 10min phone call to discuss your needs and ensure a match!
This provider has no upcoming call times available.