Matthew Walters offers straightforward help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes.
01About Matthew
Matthew Walters offers straightforward help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes. He is a licensed professional counselor, LPC, based in Pennsylvania who focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Many come for help with relationships, addiction, grief, work strain, or questions about purpose and parenting.
Matthew uses a calm, warm manner to make it easier to talk about hard things. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on clear goals for change.
Background and approach
He helps people name patterns, try new ways of communicating, and rebuild confidence after setbacks. His work emphasizes practical tools and real-world problem solving. That can mean learning skills to manage strong feelings, planning small changes to improve daily life, or using conversations to shift long-standing habits.
He draws on methods that encourage active participation and steady progress. Matthew has spent twelve years in counseling roles. He has supported people facing addiction, caregiver stress, family conflicts, and career pressures.
His background includes helping those dealing with attachment difficulties, blended-family concerns, and the emotions that follow divorce or separation. In sessions he mixes listening with concrete strategies. Clients leave with clearer next steps and practices to try between meetings.
The aim is useful change - better communication, improved mood, and more reliable coping when life gets hard.
02Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC010160 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1366923922 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Matthew lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Matthew names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Matthew names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches you can use online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience, helping people feel heard and guiding conversations toward their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.Picking the right approach is part of the work together. Matthew will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then tailor methods that fit those needs in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or someone needs a shorter check-in. Chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and get ongoing support without being on camera. These options aim to increase flexibility and keep progress moving forward.
05Questions people ask
What issues does Matthew help with?
He focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship struggles, grief, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is his general approach in therapy?
He combines listening with practical strategies and goal-setting, helping people try small changes and track what works.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Matthew brings twelve years of counseling experience supporting people through addiction, family problems, caregiver stress, and workplace strains.
What credentials and location information apply?
He holds the LPC credential and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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