Tova Pete , LPC

Tova Pete is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She brings 11 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship strain. Tova emphasizes straightforward conversation and practical steps so people can feel steadier in day-to-day life.

Her approach centers on the person sitting in front of her. She listens first, then works with each individual to set clear goals. That makes sessions feel collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Tova uses well-known, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-based tools. She blends these approaches to match a person’s needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

She commonly supports people around parenting stress, intimacy-related concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, anger, and life transitions. Tova also works with issues like ADHD, body image, codependency, and communication problems.

Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings - coping strategies, communication practices, and small behavior shifts. She helps people build plans they can try at home and then review together to see what works.

Tova welcomes a frank, respectful working relationship. She aims to make therapy a practical part of someone’s life, helping them take manageable steps toward feeling more able and more in control.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a plan shaped by each person's values and goals. In online sessions this means time is used to set realistic steps and check progress between meetings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. It often includes short exercises and homework that are easy to review in a video or phone session.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. These skills can be practiced in the gaps between sessions and discussed during live chat or messaging check-ins.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences rather than relying on a single technique.

Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls work when bandwidth is low, live chat can be a quicker check-in, and text messaging supports short notes or ongoing reflection between appointments.