Make the changes in your life that you’ve always wanted to make! Our center is dedicated to preventing and resolving common problems in living. We help individuals to understand themselves and others better so that they can have REALationships on many levels.

The director of the center, Dr. Peter R. Kilmann, was born in Washington D.C. He is married and the father of four children. He has a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and masters degrees in both school psychology and public health. He interned at Patton State Hospital in California. He has been in clinical practice in the Columbia area for over 30 years. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed marriage and family therapist. He is an AASECT-certified sex therapist and a Diplomate of Sexology. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and the National Register of Psychologists. He has been teaching at the University of South Carolina in Columbia since 1973. He regularly teaches undergraduate courses in marriage and personality, and graduate courses in psychotherapy and evaluation. Dr. Kilmann has made over 80 presentations at scientific meetings, published over 65 research articles, and written two books. He routinely attends professional workshops and conferences.

In his clinical practice, Dr. Kilmann has helped hundreds of individuals, couples, and families to solve their unique problems. He regularly conducts workshops for small audiences and large groups on various topics such as building better relationships, hypnosis, and performance enhancement. He has been an expert witness on many custody cases. He has given invited talks to medical school residents, and has made numerous appearances as a guest psychologist on radio and television talk shows. He often appears on WIS-TV and WOLO-TV in Columbia.

Individualized Solutions to Life Problems:

Dr. Kilmann uses a solution-focused approach to address personal needs and concerns. In most cases, long-term treatment is not necessary. While some understanding of past experiences is necessary to understand a present problem, a brief therapy approach is sufficient to resolve many difficulties. Indeed, many long-term problems in living can be resolved sooner than later. Just because something once strongly affected you, there is no reason it should continue to do so indefinitely. A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.

Starting now, you can focus more on your strengths and positive skills--you can overcome obstacles!

Starting now, you can make changes in the way you think, feel, and act!

Starting now, you can learn to cope successfully with things that may have previously upset you!

Everything in a session is confidential and will not be revealed to anyone without your written permission.

Our fees are on a sliding scale and we offer evening and Saturday appointments. We have convenient office locations in northeast Columbia, Irmo, and downtown.