Peter Giles

Walking into a first session with Peter Giles, clients often find someone who has sat where they are sitting — someone who understands despair not as a concept but as a lived reality. Peter is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Huntington Woods, Michigan, with thirteen years in the mental health and substance use field. He works with individuals across a wide range of struggles: addiction and alcoholism, depression and anxiety, trauma, and the particular exhaustion that comes when a teenager can’t put the phone down long enough to sleep or a family can’t get through dinner without someone disappearing into a screen.

Peter’s path into this work began with his own recovery. Fifteen years sober, he carries a certified advanced alcohol and drug counseling background alongside his clinical training in trauma. That combination — professional depth and personal honesty — shapes how he approaches every client. His goal is straightforward: to show people who are still suffering that real solutions exist, and that a full life on the other side of addiction or mental illness is not wishful thinking.

Peter offers both in-person and online sessions, and brings the same directness to both formats. Faith, hard work, and a commitment to helping others find what he found are the foundations of his practice.