Hello! My name is Matthew (He/They),

I am a therapist specializing in queer relationships, gender transitions, sexual identity exploration, couples with age gaps, ADHD, and LGBTQIA+ issues. I believe in fostering a genuine and trusting connection with my clients that creates a safe space to share, heal, make meaning of life experiences, and create change. Identifying as an androgynous gay person, my work embraces an affirming and nonjudgemental approach that highlights the intersections of individual stories with overarching societal structures.

Specialties:

• LGBTQIA+ relationship issues and interpersonal communication
• Gender transitions
• Sexual identity exploration
• Pleasure, Arousal, and Desire
• Couples with age gaps
• Aging couples
• ADHD
• Anxiety and stress
• Mindfulness
• LGBTQIA+ issues

I earned a master’s degree in couple and family therapy with a specialization in sex therapy from Thomas Jefferson University and completed my clinical training at Council For Relationships in West Philadelphia. I learned through these experiences to use a systemic lens in therapy; in addition to considering diagnosis for individuals, I take into account a client’s experiences of family, culture, trauma, microaggressions, gender, sexuality, economic class, governmental policies, political affiliations, geographical location, sexual histories, relationship structures and more. With a background in human development and family science, I bring an understanding of human experiences across the lifespan. I believe that growing up and aging brings new triumphs and difficulties at each stage in life.

My style is friendly, focused, and encouraging while striving for understanding, respect, and competence. I take an integrative approach to therapy by pulling theory and intervention from Narrative Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Contextual Family Therapy, Bowen Family Systems Theory, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. I help clients make meaning of their experiences, identify their relational patterns, and empower them to make changes