About Matthew
Matthew McKinley is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life transitions. He uses straightforward talk and practical steps to help clients handle overwhelming emotions and build daily routines that feel doable. He favors clear goals and real-world strategies in sessions.
That often includes skills for mood regulation, managing impulsivity, and improving focus. Matthew keeps the tone direct but warm, and aims to make therapy feel less awkward and more useful.
Background and approach
Matthew draws on several therapy approaches to tailor work to each person. He blends cognitive behavioral tools with acceptance-focused exercises and client-centered listening. That mix helps people change unhelpful thinking, accept difficult feelings, and try new behaviors that match their values.
Sessions tend to focus on immediate concerns like sleep, anger, relationship communication, or coping with grief. He also addresses longer-term patterns such as attachment issues, codependency, and substance problems. Practical homework and short experiments between sessions are common.
Over six years of practice, he has supported people facing trauma, addiction challenges, caregiver stress, and first responder concerns. Matthew communicates in English and sees clients in Ohio. He works with people who want a combination of skill-building and thoughtful reflection to move forward.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice and accept difficult thoughts while taking small actions that align with what matters to them. It can help with anxiety, mood struggles, and motivation by shifting focus toward meaningful behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change habits and improve sleep, mood, and focus. It is useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related routines, and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying different exercises, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than assuming one method will always be best.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and do longer conversations. Phone work can be quicker and requires less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill coaching, or when someone needs flexible, on-the-go support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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