ABOUT: Peter Weinstein

Who is Peter Weinstein?

A supportive and caring psychotherapist, teacher and hypnotist, who works with many individuals and couples in his private Manhattan practice. Respectful of client needs, Peter's goal is to create an environment that will fit what his clients want.

Throughout the years Peter successfully helps his patients and clients to overcome personal blocks and obstacles, which enables them to move forward and achieve successful, happier lives. Peter knows that a client-centered supportive approach helps people move forward quickly and successfully. 

With a considerable 35-year history of his own personal exploration in the study of Eastern meditation practices, Peter also has a keen understanding and extensive experience in Western approaches to personal transformation. He is a Certified Yoga teacher, he has been a student of several types of Martial Arts and holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Karate. In addition to Peter's many talents, he has performed as a jazz saxophonist and flutist.

What is his Methodology?

Traditionally therapy asks "Why?" Understanding the past is important, but we also need to develop pragmatic strategies for the "here and now." Peter calls these strategies the "How" and "What." He collaborates with you to identify obstacles in your way and what you can do to overcome them to reach your goals.

The development of your personal strategies is an integral piece of Peter's process. Peter knows that a client-centered supportive course of action helps people move forward quickly and successfully. And he uses and chooses what works best for you. He incorporates cutting edge coaching, counseling, hypnosis, and NLP behavioral change techniques to develop your individual change program.

Peter always puts the clients first and is respectful of their preferences. Some prefer to focus on psychotherapy, whereas others may prefer to have a coach, or a hypnotist. He has the skills and experience to tailor your program to effectively meet your needs. Peter is also accomplished in couples counseling to which he has also devoted many years of study and practice. He effectively cultivates mutuality and achieves conflict reduction.

Credentials

• NYS Clinical Social Worker License
• Certified Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst
• Faculty Member and Supervising Analyst at the Training Institute for Mental Health (NYC)
• Certified hypnotist
• Certified practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

Education

• Fordham University, New York, NY
• Training Institute for Mental Health
• American Pacific University
• NLP Center of NYC
• New York Milton Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis
• Empowerment Partnership

Memberships

• National Association of Social Workers
• American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
• Association for Autonomous Psychoanalysts and Institutes
• Association for Integrative Psychology
• Psychoanalytic Society of the Training Institute for Mental Health

Testimonials

“Peter Weinstein is able to effortlessly mix the western psychodynamic tradition with his decades long study of Buddhist and Hindu contemplative practices. As a therapist Peter is both compassionate and sage. Combining his vast understanding of the human mind with his natural and warm approach, he has helped countless people to understand their lives and cultivate the development of inner peace.” – Evan Mahl M.D.

“Peter Weinstein is a master hypnotherapist. With more than three decades of clinical experience, Peter has honed his skills, drawing on his vast experience in relational psychoanalysis, meditation, yoga and music. As a hypnotherapist, his work is subtle and profound. Those who work with him receive a rare gift in our fast-paced world: a safe, nurturing environment to learn, grow and change.” – Robert Schmehr, LCSW, Director, Mind-Body Therapy Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

“Peter Weinstein has been a colleague of mine for many years. In that time, I have come to know him as an accomplished professional and respected friend. His ceaseless dedication and commitment to the helping profession stands with the best I have ever known.” – Jed Turnbull, L.C.S.W