I am licensed in New York with four years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence, & depression. I have also worked with clients who face both mental health and substance abuse challenges, as well as with couples. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NY LMHC 011611
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Attentive. He listens well and really tries to understand your subjective world and what’s going on and offers insight and reflection as well as tools and ideas.
Written on Oct 05, 2023 after therapy with Matthew for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Good dude, good conversationalist
Written on May 22, 2023 after therapy with Matthew for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Matthew has connected patiently and consistently with where I'm at. he listens to my goals and has helped shape strategies to help me get there.
Written on Aug 27, 2022 after therapy with Matthew for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd
Matthew Dougherty is fantastic and helped me a lot. I tried other therapists prior to him and wasn't confident in any, but once I was paired with him I started making a lot of noticeable progress.
Written on Aug 27, 2022 after therapy with Matthew for 2 months on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
I only spoke briefly with Matt but he seems a warm hearted, caring and understanding person. His focus was to help me move forward with my goals. I don't know him much but I would still recommend him.
Written on Jul 14, 2022 after therapy with Matthew for 1 month on issues concerning addictions, eating disorders, and self esteem
I had a great experience, he’s very profesional.
Written on Jul 13, 2022 after therapy with Matthew for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, and sleeping disorders