- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LPC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina, Utah, Georgia, Idaho
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Matthew
Matthew Kiefer is a licensed professional counselor who helps parents and individuals facing stress, parenting struggles, mood concerns, and life transitions. He brings 11 years of clinical experience and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Sessions are approachable and often conversational to fit the needs of busy parents.
Matthew emphasizes respect and curiosity in sessions. He avoids stigmatizing labels and adapts his pace to what each person needs.
Background and approach
He aims to create a warm, encouraging environment that invites honest conversation and real problem solving. His work covers common family and parenting pressures as well as trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and substance concerns. He also addresses attachment and adoption-related questions, attention differences such as ADHD, and caregiver stress.
When needed, he helps people sort through communication and boundary issues that affect daily life. Matthew blends evidence-based and human-centered methods. He draws from cognitive behavioral strategies to notice and shift unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, attachment-focused work to rebuild trust, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation.
He tailors any mix to match what the individual wants to achieve. Practical tools and simple exercises are often part of sessions so clients can try new approaches between meetings. He offers video, phone, chat, and messaging formats so parents can fit therapy into their schedules.
Matthew works in Utah and provides services in English.
What Matthew works with
Everything Matthew lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Matthew helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Matthew lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on the values that matter most. It teaches simple actions tied to what you care about and can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to shift patterns that cause distress. It is useful for stress, mood challenges, and parenting-related thinking traps.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew partners with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and day-to-day life. He adjusts techniques as progress is made so the plan stays relevant and usable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and seeing expressions, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quicker check-ins, and messaging is useful for brief updates or skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule around childcare, work breaks, or busy days while still using the same therapeutic tools discussed above.
Questions people ask about Matthew
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and related concerns like attachment issues and caregiver stress.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are warm, interactive, and encouraging. He uses conversational, practical work and adapts to each person's pace and preferences.
How much experience does he have?
Matthew has 11 years of experience in mental health counseling and mentoring, working with a wide range of concerns including parenting and trauma.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices in Utah.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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