- Person-centered
- Cognitive tools
- Mindful skills
About Tova
Tova Pete is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who uses a person-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She draws on practical therapy methods to help clients sort out parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, codependency, and the everyday strains of work and family life.
With 11 years of clinical experience, she focuses on clear, honest communication in sessions. She aims to build trust quickly and keeps session goals practical and real. Clients can expect a collaborative style where they set priorities and pace.
Her approach blends client-centered work with evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. She also uses dialectical behavior ideas and motivational interviewing when those fit a person's goals. The emphasis is on skills people can use between sessions to reduce distress and improve relationships.
Tova has experience helping people cope with trauma, grief, anger, and life transitions. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, and blended family challenges. ADHD, career stress, and family-of-origin issues are part of her caseload as well.
In sessions she keeps language straightforward and focuses on what clients want to change. She helps people build concrete plans, practice new behaviors, and track small steps forward. Her goal is steady progress that fits each person's life and values.
How client-centered and practical approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's goals. It emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance so clients can set the pace and topics for sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches step-by-step skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and tackle relationship problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer interpersonal skills that help with anger, intense emotions, and relationship conflicts.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. From there they collaboratively choose methods and adjust them as progress is tracked, so therapy stays relevant to daily life.
Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people practice new skills in the settings where challenges actually happen, making therapy more practical and immediately useful.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, anger, career strain, ADHD, and related topics such as codependency, attachment, and blended family problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is open and collaborative with a focus on respect and honesty. Sessions emphasize clear communication and practical steps clients can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working with individuals across the lifespan on mood, behavior, relationship, and attention concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she is licensed in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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