Dr. Peter M. Shea is a Psychologist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Asperger's Syndrome, Chronic Relapse, Codependency, Coping Skills, Divorce, Dual Diagnosis, Parenting, Relationship Issues, and Teen Violence. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
I am a licensed educational psychologist who recently relocated to western Massachusetts from Cape Cod. It is nice to be back in Springfield and see so many familiar faces. I was raised here in Springfield and attended public schools before spending a life changing year at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA. It was a places where I made friends with people I’m still very close to today. It was where the idea of working in a helping profession first resonated in me. More than 40 years after graduating it is still a place I think of when I speak of growth and development with adolescents. Much of my private practice is focused on help individuals find freedom from substance abuse. I have spent most of the past 25 to 30 years helping people to achieve this. I have worked with adolescents and adults, professionals and laymen and I continue to find common problems that perpetuate an individual to descend into addiction. There are frequently other disorders coexisting with the addiction tha