About MATTHEW
MATTHEW SAMUELS is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, ADHD, relationship strain, and phobias. He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that reduce day-to-day suffering. His tone is direct and supportive, aimed at people who want clearer coping tools and steadier mood regulation.
He draws on 14 years of clinical experience and uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method.
Background and approach
That means sessions can include talk therapy, skill-building, and reflective work on life patterns. He combines short-term tools with deeper exploration depending on the person’s needs. Matthew uses Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions around what matters most to each person.
He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems stuck. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help with focus and emotional regulation. His background includes depth psychology and Jungian ideas, which can help people understand recurring themes in their life.
He often works with issues linked to attachment, abandonment, body image, and experiences of trauma and grief. He also supports people navigating kink and alternative sex culture concerns. Sessions are available through several online formats.
Matthew notes that cost varies with location and a subscription model is used, which can be canceled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and moves at their pace. It’s used to make sessions feel relevant to daily struggles and helps build self-direction and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It provides concrete exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. People often combine brief skills work with deeper exploration, and Matthew will help decide the balance based on what the person needs and prefers.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and complex topics. Phone sessions work well when audio is easier or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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