About Matthew’s Counselling
Matthew is a Canadian Certified Counsellor with nearly a decade of experience in the helping profession. His approach to therapy is derived from his professional, academic, and relational experiences.
Matthew earned a Master’s degree in counselling psychology from Athabasca University with a special focus on counselling children, youth, and families. His style of counselling balances both following and guiding his client's toward their respective goals.
Matthew believes in the healing power of counselling and psychotherapy when it is applied in the context of a safe, trusting, and respectful working relationship.
Matthew has experience and training in a wide variety of psychological treatment modalities and interventions, including:
- Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
- Family Systems Therapy (FST)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Sexual Behaviour Problems in Children and Youth
- Person Centred Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Parent Training & Coaching
- Play Therapy
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)
- Attachment & Strength based Interventions
