Colin Peters, LCSW

Colin Peters is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with 20 years of clinical experience supporting people through complex emotional challenges. He works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, sleep problems, and self-esteem concerns. His practice also addresses communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions about life purpose, midlife transitions, panic disorder and panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, and workplace-related issues.

Colin’s approach is progressive and non-religious, with particular sensitivity to the needs of older adults and anyone seeking a secular perspective. He integrates empathy with evidence-based methods to help clients make sense of internal patterns, process difficult experiences, and develop practical tools for daily life. The work balances short-term symptom relief with longer-term personal growth and goal setting.

In sessions he focuses on improving communication, reducing avoidance, and strengthening coping skills for panic, stress, and relational strain. Colin aims to create a respectful therapeutic environment where exploration of intimacy, values, and purpose can occur at a comfortable pace. His two decades of practice inform tailored interventions that reflect each person’s history, goals, and resources.