Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Matthew works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina, Utah, Georgia, Idaho
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Matthew
Matthew Kiefer is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. He explains things plainly and offers steady, practical support for everyday struggles. He works from Utah and conducts sessions in English.
With 11 years of clinical experience, Matthew focuses on issues such as depression, bipolar mood differences, addictions, grief, and parenting strain. He also supports people coping with trauma, attachment concerns, abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, and neurodivergent needs like autism and Asperger syndrome.
Background and approach
His practice addresses a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges without labeling the person. Matthew blends several therapeutic styles and adapts them to each person. He uses cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
He draws on dialectical behavior techniques for emotion regulation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take meaningful action. His manner is warm, encouraging, and interactive. Sessions tend to feel practical rather than abstract, with clear steps to try between meetings.
He aims to create space where people can speak honestly about guilt, control issues, codependency, and communication problems. People reach out to address parenting difficulties, divorce and separation stress, caregiver burnout, or workplace and career concerns. Matthew welcomes those who want a straightforward path forward and a collaborator in building healthier responses to anger and stress.
What Matthew works with
Everything Matthew lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Matthew's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Matthew lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Therapeutic Approaches Translate to Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It’s useful for anger, anxiety, and coping with life changes because it emphasizes practical choices over getting stuck in thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It often involves homework exercises that track thoughts, feelings, and results to build different habits in everyday life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew treats this as a team effort and will help clients choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and pace. He may combine ACT and CBT techniques or try DBT skills to manage intense emotions, and he checks in regularly to adjust the plan based on what’s helping.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and learning new skills face-to-face. Phone sessions can work well if bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging let people share concerns in shorter bursts or between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and shifting needs.
Questions people ask about Matthew
What concerns does Matthew commonly help with?
He helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and trauma-related concerns among other issues.
What is his general therapy style?
Sessions are warm, interactive, and practical. He focuses on clear steps and skills people can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Matthew has 11 years of experience working in mental health as a counselor and mentor.
What credentials and location are listed for him?
He holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices from Utah, with licensure recognized as SC LPC and ID LCPC noted in his records.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and the subscription-based service used; subscriptions can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.