about

Hi there, I’m Matthew!

For the past ten years I have worked in the mental health profession in various roles and capacities. I have been a youth mentor, a group facilitator, a child welfare worker, and have been working in family, group, and individual therapy. I have a special interest in working with LGBTQIA+ clients who are struggling with identity issues, trauma, and faith transitions. Figuring out who we are and how we belong is a difficult and sometimes challenging task, and it’s okay to ask for help.

I am EMDR (Eye-movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and EFIT (Emotion Focused Individual Therapy) trained and much of my approach with my clients is trauma and attachment focused; how what happened to us throughout the lifespan shapes how we view the world, our relationships, and ourselves. I believe that therapy is hard work, focused on challenging unhelpful beliefs and creating meaningful ones.

I am currently the Program Director at Stillwater Academy, a residential treatment center for at-risk youth, and from 2023-2025 I was a contract therapist with Blue Skies Counseling, a woman-owned and queer allied private practice. I opened my own practice in 2026.

I am also trained in the art of Reiki, or energy healing, which is a Eastern form of medicine and a complementary approach to healing trauma, pain, anxiety and depression, as well as other negative energies by utilizing the universal energy that lives in all of us.

I am looking forward to hearing your story and figuring out how we can work together to cultivate meaningful relationships, boundaries, self-acceptance, and growth.

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trainings + certifications

Masters Degree of Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Emotion Focused Individual Therapy
Emotion Focused Family Therapy
Reiki Master (The Third Degree)

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