About Matteo
Matteo Capaccio is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 24 years of experience to sessions. He focuses on helping people cope with anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, bipolar mood issues, and ADHD. Matteo works to create an open space where people can speak honestly about difficult thoughts and feelings.
He meets people where they are and starts by listening. Matteo asks practical questions to understand day-to-day struggles and what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
He uses straightforward, goal-focused work to help clients manage stress, sleeping problems, anger, and low self-esteem. Matteo draws on several approaches to shape the work. He uses client-centered methods to follow the client’s lead and build trust.
Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way, while motivational interviewing supports people who want to change habits like substance use. Sessions are focused on small, achievable steps. Matteo helps people test new ways of coping and track what works.
He also addresses related concerns such as career stress, compassion fatigue, chronic illness and caregiving strain when those issues affect mood and functioning. People who choose Matteo can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental tone and practical suggestions they can try between sessions. He supports each person as they work toward clearer goals and improved day-to-day functioning.
How Matteo brings therapy online using focused approaches
Matteo uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's priorities and build trust; this approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping clients name what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is also part of his toolbox and helps people notice thinking patterns that fuel anxiety, low mood, or sleep trouble and then practice new behaviors to change those patterns.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Matteo will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit the issue at hand, and adjust the plan if something isn’t working. The collaboration helps make sessions feel relevant and practical rather than theoretical.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls work well for deeper conversations that benefit from face-to-face contact, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat is a quicker way to check in, and text messaging supports short updates or ongoing encouragement between formal sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity of care when travel or schedule conflicts arise.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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