Welcome Peter Xu, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee
CFI welcomes Peter Xu to our clinical team. A graduate student at Pepperdine University, Peter brings curiosity, warmth, and a nonjudgmental stance to his work, along with an awareness of how culture, language, and family shape who we are.
By California Family Institute
A New Voice on Our Clinical Team
We're excited to welcome Peter Xu to the California Family Institute as a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee, supervised by Chris Hoff, PhD, LMFT #53081. Peter brings curiosity, warmth, and a nonjudgmental stance to his work, and we're glad to have him on the team.
Peter is currently pursuing his Master's degree at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP), and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Southern California. Born and raised in China, he is fluent in Mandarin and English and brings an awareness of how culture, language, and the family we grow up in can shape our understanding of ourselves.
His Approach
Peter approaches his work with curiosity, warmth, and a nonjudgmental stance. He is interested in understanding each client's world as they experience it — the relationships, values, hopes, and questions that make their life uniquely their own.
Peter believes people are more than their struggles, diagnoses, or the stories they have come to believe about themselves.
At the heart of his work is a respect for the things that can be easy to lose sight of: wonder, imagination, human connection, and the freedom to define for ourselves what truly matters.
Get to Know Peter
Outside of the therapy room, Peter is a bodybuilder and metal guitarist who finds both expression and connection through music. He enjoys philosophy, creativity, and exploring the complicated, yet beautiful experience of being human.
To learn more or schedule a session with Peter, visit his therapist profile.