Therapist & Counsellor Peter Williams
Peter Williams
Avilon Counseling was founded in 1991 by Peter Williams , a highly qualified therapist, hypnotherapist, counsellor and mediator.
His first career was as a manager for a major multi-national oil company where he specialised in research and development. After his divorce Peter decided a new direction was needed in his life. He first tried academia, returning to University and obtaining his Ph.D. from the Univeristy of Calgaary in the field of Neuoscience. During this time he started taking personal growth courses to deal with the aftermath of hsi divorce. A facilitator in these courses suggested he might make a good counsellor and cognitive behavioural therapist. For the last 20years he has worked exclusively as a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, counsellor and mediator, providing professional therapy to individual private clients and advising corporate clients on issues such as trauma and stress.
He trained with the Counselling Psychology progarm at Gonzaga University in Sopkaene receiving an M.A., at the Centre for Stress Management,University of Wisconsin, NLP comprehensive in Boulder Colorado (Master practitioner level in NLP) the Ericson Fondation in Pheonix ( hypnotherapy) and is also a Master Trainer with Living Works, an internationally recognized Suicide Intervention training program headquartered in Calgary.
He has worked for a variety of for-profit and non-profit organizations as well as running a succesful private practice for over 20 years.
To book an apointment with Peter
"I would highly recommend Avilon Counseling to anyone who feels they are struggling with an alcohol problem.
Peter was non-judgemental and had empathy with what I was struggling with. I feel so much more
positive within myself and my relationship with alcohol."
