Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Matthew works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Matthew
Matthew Menard is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 12 years of experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and relationship challenges. He also supports those coping with trauma, parenting strain, mood concerns, and career or identity questions.
Matthew uses straightforward conversation to figure out what matters most to each person. He listens without judgment and adapts sessions to fit practical needs. Sessions focus on real-life problems and small, doable steps toward change.
Background and approach
His background includes a range of clinical experiences across mood and trauma-related concerns. That experience helps him tailor tools from evidence-based methods so they feel useful and relevant. He draws on approaches that teach new skills and shift unhelpful patterns.
People who work with Matthew can expect a respectful, down-to-earth style. He aims to help clients build tools for managing intense emotions like anger, improve sleep and eating patterns, and strengthen relationships. Conversations often include practical skills, behavior changes, and workable strategies for day-to-day life.
Matthew offers sessions in English and welcomes international clients. He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- 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)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online work
Matthew draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy in online sessions. ACT focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can reduce avoidance and increase flexibility. CBT teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors, useful for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds shape current reactions, which can help with intimacy and relationship struggles.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Matthew will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then he and the client decide on techniques and change the plan as needs evolve, keeping the process collaborative and practical.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for people juggling busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face without travel. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support between sessions or an option for people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
Questions people ask about Matthew
What concerns does Matthew commonly address?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, sleep and eating problems, career questions, and ADHD among other concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Matthew uses a direct, down-to-earth style that focuses on practical skills and real-life steps. Sessions center on listening, teaching coping tools, and adapting approaches to what works for the individual.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 12 years of professional work experience supporting people with a wide range of mood, trauma, and life transition issues.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
Matthew is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credentialed as PA LPC, and practices in Pennsylvania.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.