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Welcome to Assuage

A Mental Health Practice | Quality Human Care

• Medicinal practices

• Spirituality

• Skill-building

• Connection

Practice Areas:

• Assessment

• Identity

• Memory care

• The nervous system

• Daily performance

• Medicinal practices

• Spirituality

• Skill-building

• Connection

Peter has extensive neuro-informed experience treating stress related to combat • being a first responder • grief and loss • chronic pain • neurodivergence • mood • parenting • intersectionality • academics • work • boredom • social media like "thirst traps" • substance use • and performance.

-Mantra: A silent moth is unbroken.

Client Portal

Practice Areas:

• Applied assessment

• Self-identity

• Memory care

• The nervous system

• Daily performance

Assuage training involves developing approved supervision programs available for supervisors, to best support clinicians in client care. These will be offered in retreat or classroom-style settings.

Currently, the Assuage retreat program is being developed as part of a collective with outside agencies to bridge inclusion and integration for the community at large.

Integrative teams can make a world of difference.

Retreats

Service 1

Counseling

Counseling is considered a form of therapy in which the client and therapist engage in the gradual process of transformational change in their readiness. It happens together, giving the therapeutic relationship meaning and safety.

Supervision

Supervision begins with a mutually agreed-upon contract, like in client care, as the supervisor eloquently shapes client care through an isomorphic process of change aligned with the supervisees' approaches and readiness, determined by client goals and preferences.

Consultation & Training

Clinical consultation concerns a scope of practice, designed to hinge community doorways where client care and business-related clinical programs can be accessed. Risks are identified and assessed. Clinicians are trained.

There is a need to update programs and services to best suit the needs of the community and calls for action in counseling research.

Retreats

Services

Services are tailored to individual and group care; children, teens, and adults.

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Counselor Education and Supervision

Scholar-Practitioner

Leadership & Advocacy (& CACREP)

Leadership and advocacy are fundamental to a practicing counselor. As a public figure in counseling, Peter strives to optimize growth opportunities to help strengthen the counseling discipline in each domain. Pete was selected as an intern and served on his university's CACREP accreditation team, working with the associate dean of academic quality and a highly disciplined team. On that team, Peter also supported graduate-level course rubric-building, course management, and student learning outcomes. CACREP is specific to endorsing counseling-related programs at the national level. Peter graduated with a master's in clinical mental health counseling and plans to complete a PhD in counselor education and supervision under CACREP endorsement by 2028.

Clinical Supervision

Peter has supervised students in coursework applications, skills-enhancement labs, a group leadership lab, and skills-coaching plans at the university level. Community peer supervision is also included. His supervision style includes neuro-informed, trauma-informed, and leadership-based approaches. Supervision formats utilize individual, triadic, and group in-person, telesupervision, and cybersupervision platforms. Part of Pete's passion is working individually and in large groups to support supervision integration and inclusion. Peter is an approved supervisor under Utah DOPL.

Approved Supervisor

Training & Consultation

Another of Peter's passions is his counseling consultation role to provide assuaging experiences through client care, training, and supervision. His current focus in this domain is developing an approved supervision training endorsing isomorphic practices in gender-affirming care. Continuing education is a critical necessity to support relevant, current care and supervision. Not only is this part of Pete's private practice, but it is also the passion behind his research on transgender-affirming care with his dissertation. Consultation begins with a conversation, goal setting, and a program review, kinda like a technical audit, even including the math behind the program or organization - for optimization!

Teaching & Higher Education

As an educator at the university endorsing my dissertation, Peter has instructed master's-level courses in counseling supervision, the medical and psychological aspects of disability, and foundational courses for becoming a clinical mental health counselor and a school counselor (K-12). His favorite moments in these opportunities included seeing the academic and professional identity growth of students who placed their trust in his abilities and the experiences he shares. Peter plans to continue teaching higher education after his dissertation is completed.

Clinical Counseling

Not only can trauma- and neuro-informed counseling approaches be critical to meeting client needs, but so can gender-affirming care. As a trauma-focused counselor, Peter strives to be sensitive and understanding, engaging in important curiosity to ensure client care leads to client goal outcomes. Pete trained to administer the ADOS-2 and other large-scale assessments. Group work has consisted of PEERS integration with neurodivergent teens and adults (SARRC), combat veterans (Phx Vet Center), substance abuse treatment (Utah Co. ADAPT), family dynamics, men's group (Project Reality), dual dx (Utah Co. ADAPT), counseling leadership (higher education), and dissertation support. He serves as a nationally certified counselor in the U.S.

Fees & Payment

All services are fee-based and required at the time of service.

Payment is accepted in the form of cash, FSA, HSA, debit, or credit card, and can be reimbursed with insurance.

Financial agreements develop empowerment and self-efficacy and are the responsibility of our clients or their designated third party.

A sliding fee scale optional and is based on taxable income. Supporting documentation is required.

Assuage's pro bono capacity is full at this time; however, a wait list is an option. Please contact us to be added to that list if that is of interest. 3-6 months is a typical waitlist period, with no timeline guarantee, unfortunately.

Intake & Assessment

Therapy & Supervision

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Consultation & Training

Assuage Retreats

N. Maria Poulson LCSW

“Peter is a compassionate therapist who brings advanced knowledge and experience into his work with clients and supervisees. He is skilled in using evidence-based approaches and strategies to meet his clients' individual needs.“

Professional Referral Network Highlights

D. Hargrave LCMHC

“Pete is a very knowledgeable and empathetic counselor! He excels at trauma therapy and EMDR. I frequently recommend my clients who need trauma therapy to Pete.“

K. Gleave-Perez LCSW

“Peter Conder is a compassionate and professional therapist who creates a safe, supportive environment for clients. He is thoughtful, empathetic, and dedicated to helping others navigate challenges and reach their goals.“

C. Long LCSW

“Pete is incredibly knowledgeable and deeply invested in helping you navigate life's challenges. He is the most nonjudgmental person I know and genuinely cares about YOU!“

N. Packer LCMHC

“Peter is an exceptional trauma therapist. He brings deep clinical expertise, genuine inclusivity, and unwavering integrity to his work. His ability to hold space for complex trauma with steadiness, skill, and compassion is truly outstanding.“

Assuage's virtual practice began in the Summer of 2021, with its grand opening in March 2022 - a mission to bridge veteran, first responder, and community care while cultivating connection, wellness, and meaningful human relationships to remote and local areas.

Through our virtual services, clients can expect a welcoming environment, inspired by diverse landscapes, from Southern Utah's breathtaking red rock country and the Rocky Mountain subrange to the hills of Virginia.