Steven M. Peterson, LCSW, received his Master of Social Work from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Steve has been in private practice for 34 years, serving individuals, couples, families, and groups. He has worked at inpatient and outpatient treatment centers in Wisconsin, Oregon, and California.  

He specializes in treating clients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and has extensive experience treating family members of people struggling with addiction. He also works extensively with individuals coping with separation and divorce.

Steve teaches in the Addiction Studies Program at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. His courses include relapse prevention, dual disorders, group facilitation, Motivational Interviewing, and ethics.

Steve’s therapeutic orientation comes from Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), solution-focused therapy, and the family systems approach.

Steve is a board member at Feet First, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of human trafficking.

At Camden Center, Steve provides individual therapy to patients struggling with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. He also facilitates a weekly recovery skills group.