- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Depression
About Peter
Peter Meilahn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people struggling with focus, anxiety, sleep, and mood. He offers practical strategies aimed at reducing stress and improving day-to-day functioning. Many seek his help for ADHD, depression, trauma, grief, and parenting-related stress.
His style is structured and straightforward. Sessions mix conversation with hands-on tools you can use between meetings. That can include mindfulness practices, cognitive exercises, and biofeedback options for training attention and calm in real time.
Background and approach
Peter frames skills like learning to ride a bike: early practice feels awkward but improves with repetition. Clients often see small changes quickly for sleep, stress, and attention, and those skills deepen over weeks and months. The emphasis is on usable techniques that transfer into work, study, and home life.
He has 16 years of experience and has taught attention and regulation tools at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and other professional organizations. He also developed a biofeedback training program used in a large Minnesota health system. In sessions he can take a collaborative, conversational route or use structured assessments and brain-based tools to map attention and energy patterns.
The goal is clearer focus, better emotional regulation, and more consistent performance that feels different in daily life.
What Peter works with
Everything Peter lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Peter helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Peter lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and values, then take small, goal-driven actions that fit what matters to them. It can help when anxiety, depression, or avoidance get in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings, then uses practical exercises to change patterns that contribute to stress, sleep problems, or attention difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the person sets the pace and goals, which can help build confidence and motivation.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, preferences, and how they respond over time. This process may include trying different techniques and adjusting based on what produces steady, usable change.
Online therapy with this clinician includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for in-depth work and guided exercises, phone sessions can be convenient when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging lets people track progress between meetings. These options help fit therapy into a busy life and make regular practice and follow-up easier.
Questions people ask about Peter
What concerns does this therapist address?
Peter focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, ADHD, trauma and related issues like sleep, parenting stress, and chronic pain.
What is the general approach in sessions?
Sessions blend conversation with practical tools such as mindfulness, cognitive strategies, and optional biofeedback to train attention and calm during and between meetings.
How much experience does the therapist have?
He has 16 years of experience working with attention challenges, anxiety, trauma, autism spectrum conditions, and chronic health or pain issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices out of Oregon.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can occur via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits your needs.
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 are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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