- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Matthew
Matthew Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. He draws on personal and professional insight to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. He grew up in a large family and describes that background as a practical training ground for understanding family dynamics and discipline.
Matthew also speaks from his own experience of childhood abuse and how changing responses to past harm shaped his recovery.
Background and approach
He uses those life lessons to connect with clients who feel stuck by old memories. In sessions he aims to keep conversations straightforward and focused on real-life changes. He helps people identify unhelpful patterns, try manageable alternatives, and build new ways of coping.
The goal is steady progress rather than instant fixes. Matthew has worked across many concerns related to relationships and trauma, including attachment issues, abandonment, divorce and separation, and post-traumatic stress. He also supports people dealing with substance concerns, obsessive behaviors, panic, and feelings of isolation.
Based in Florida, he offers care through a mix of video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. He speaks English and brings two decades of practice to parents and others seeking clearer routines and calmer relationships.
What Matthew works with
Everything Matthew lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Matthew helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches that guide online care and parenting support
Matthew draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood; this helps with panic, obsessive concerns, and daily stress. Another approach centers on working with the effects of trauma by learning to tolerate strong memories and gradually change reactions to them, which can ease symptoms of post-traumatic stress and the impact of past abuse.Finding the right approach is part of the process. He works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals, comfort level, and day-to-day demands. Clients and therapist together track what helps and adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy with him uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video lets people see body language and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow shorter, frequent check-ins and practical coaching between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy family schedules and different daily rhythms.
Questions people ask about Matthew
What kinds of concerns can he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and issues tied to trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include attachment, abandonment, substance concerns, panic, and relationship strain.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He keeps sessions direct and practical, focusing on clear steps people can try between meetings. Conversations center on changing patterns and building everyday coping skills.
How much experience does he have?
He has 20 years of clinical experience working with a range of relationship and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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