Berekat Petros , LPC, LMHC

Berekat Petros is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 12 years of practice. He holds LPC in Texas and LMHC in Florida and offers a calm, steady presence for people who are dealing with difficult emotions. He welcomes anyone who is ready to look at the problems that brought them to therapy.

Berekat has worked with a wide range of concerns. He helps people managing anxiety, depression, bipolar mood patterns, and addiction. He also supports those coping with grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting stress, and life transitions. He pays attention to practical needs such as career stress, ADHD, and problems with self-esteem and anger.

In sessions he draws from client-centered methods to keep the work focused on each person's goals. He uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking and to build new coping skills. He also brings mindfulness practices and solution-focused strategies to create small, usable changes in day-to-day life.

Berekat describes his role as collaborative. He listens, helps set clear goals, and teaches skills people can try between sessions. He aims for straightforward, doable steps rather than long lists of theory.

People who choose him can expect a practical orientation and steady support. He works in English and Amharic and sees clients in Florida. If you want to explore whether his style fits your needs, the next step is a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first meeting.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and on shaping the work around what matters most to the client. In online sessions this looks like time spent understanding goals and checking in about what is helping or getting in the way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses practical exercises to change thinking patterns and behaviors; it often includes simple between-session tasks like tracking moods and trying new coping strategies to test what works.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration means adjusting tools and pacing as the work progresses so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives by reducing travel time and allowing visits during breaks or from different locations. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when a quick update is needed, or for conversational work that focuses on practicing new skills between meetings. Discussing how sessions will be scheduled and structured is part of the initial match and planning conversation.