About Matthew
Matthew Boyd II is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Massachusetts. He holds an MA and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and issues related to LGBT identity. He also helps with relationship and intimacy questions, grief, addictions, and parenting strains.
Matthew uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters most to each person. He writes treatment plans that fit each person's situation rather than using one-size-fits-all approaches.
Background and approach
He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a compassionate tone in sessions. Clients can expect a pragmatic focus on day-to-day coping skills. Matthew talks through triggers, moods, and patterns and helps people try new ways of responding.
He supports work on impulse control, anger, and substance-related concerns while addressing mood symptoms like depression or bipolar shifts. He also works with concerns around attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, and blended family challenges. Matthew addresses issues such as body image, fatherhood questions, and midlife transitions as part of broader life changes.
Over eight years he has developed a calm, collaborative style aimed at practical progress. Matthew encourages people to take small steps and measures progress from their goals. He supports people who want clearer coping strategies and more manageable day-to-day routines.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Many of Matthew's methods focus on clear, evidence-based techniques that teach practical skills. One approach emphasizes behavioral strategies to identify and change unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, impulsivity, and mood regulation. Another approach focuses on emotion awareness and processing so people can better manage grief, trauma responses, and relationship conflicts.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Matthew treats the choice of techniques as collaborative, adjusting methods based on a person's goals, everyday routines, and how they respond in sessions. He checks in regularly and shifts focus when needed to keep progress aligned with what the person wants.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing work, family, or medical schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face dialogue for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while working toward clearer coping strategies and steadier mood management.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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