About Matthew
Matthew Christensen is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship strain, and ADHD. He uses a calm, down-to-earth style and aims to meet people where they are. He respects each person's pace and priorities when planning sessions.
He brings 13 years of experience in the mental health field, working with a range of concerns from trauma and grief to parenting and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
That background shapes a practical approach that blends listening with concrete tools. Sessions emphasize real-world changes people can use between meetings. Matthew draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy.
He tailors techniques to each person rather than using a single fixed method. The goal is to build skills, clarify values, and reduce patterns that cause distress. People describe his manner as warm and relaxed while staying focused on goals.
He supports work on anger, codependency, life purpose, and substance-related concerns alongside the core areas above. He also has experience with caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and neurodiversity-related concerns. Sessions are offered from Idaho and are conducted in English.
Matthew respects the courage it takes to ask for help and works collaboratively to create manageable steps toward better day-to-day functioning.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. ACT is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood struggles by teaching acceptance of difficult thoughts while moving toward chosen goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with more effective alternatives. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and habit-related problems by practicing specific skills in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That process can change over time as different strategies are tried and adjusted.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, follow-up, and practicing skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English
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