Matthew Walters
Practical guidance with attentive, calm care
LPC Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Matthew
Matthew Walters brings a calm, compassionate presence to clients seeking practical strategies and personal insight. He focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, and other life transitions, helping people process difficult emotions and develop new coping skills.
Background and approach
Matthew emphasizes collaboration and tailors each session to what a client most wants to change or understand. With 12 years of clinical experience as an LPC in Pennsylvania, he draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral work, client-centered listening, motivational interviewing, and narrative and solution-focused techniques.
Matthew aims to create a supportive atmosphere where clients can explore patterns like attachment or codependency, address substance use issues, or navigate family and career pressures. He often helps clients build communication skills, manage anger, and recover a sense of purpose.
Matthew’s practice blends practical tools and reflective exploration so clients leave sessions with both clearer perspectives and concrete steps to try between meetings. He accepts English-speaking clients in Pennsylvania and is available to international clients through online formats.
Online approaches that combine skills and insight
Matthew often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help clients understand how thoughts and behaviors affect mood while also offering empathetic listening and validation. CBT provides concrete tools to reframe unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and addiction-related challenges. Client-centered work prioritizes the client's perspective and supports personal growth through acceptance and collaborative exploration.He also uses Motivational Interviewing when ambivalence or readiness for change is a primary concern. This approach helps clients clarify their values and strengthen internal motivation for steps like reducing substance use or making life changes. Together these methods let the therapist and client experiment with techniques and adapt the plan based on progress and preference in a collaborative way.
Online therapy with Matthew is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for busy schedules or clients in other locations. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try skills between sessions, and fit therapy into daily life while working with a licensed professional focused on practical strategies and personal insight.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English