About Matthew
Matthew Dougherty is a licensed mental health counselor who practices in New York. He has six years of clinical experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, and big life changes. Matthew talks plainly and aims to make therapy understandable and practical for busy people.
He focuses on everyday struggles like low self-esteem, trouble sleeping, workplace stress, and relationship patterns. He also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, addictions, and ADHD.
Background and approach
Sessions center on identifying concrete steps someone can try between meetings and building skills that fit real life. Matthew draws from client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with more useful habits.
Dialectical behavior therapy skills are offered when emotion regulation or intense reactions get in the way of day-to-day functioning. The work is collaborative: Matthew helps people set goals, try small changes, and check what works. He explains techniques in clear language and adapts pacing to each person's needs.
Parents reading on a phone will find short, direct guidance rather than clinical jargon. Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. Matthew offers a straightforward approach for people ready to address stress, improve relationships, or find ways to manage attention and focus challenges.
Therapeutic approaches and online delivery that fit your life
Matthew uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's priorities, listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs a welcoming space to sort feelings and set personal goals. He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behavior to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and he adjusts techniques as progress is made. The plan is revisited regularly so the approach stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging make it easier to fit short check-ins into a busy day or to track progress between meetings. These formats give flexibility for people balancing school, work, caregiving, or other demands while still doing regular therapeutic work.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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