About Matthew
Matthew Furlong is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 25 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction struggles, and ADHD. He frames clients as experts in their own lives and works alongside them to build on existing strengths.
He helps people make concrete changes rather than offering vague theories. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, problem-solving, and skills you can use between meetings.
Background and approach
That includes improving communication, managing mood swings, and addressing feelings like guilt, shame, or isolation. Matthew draws on client-centered methods to create a respectful space where people can talk through what matters most. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors.
Existential ideas are woven in when clients are wrestling with meaning, life transitions, or big decisions. Over his career he has worked with a wide range of concerns linked to relationships, grief, trauma, and career strain. His style is straightforward and practical, aiming to help people regain control and move forward.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through several online formats. People who reach out can expect collaborative planning, clear next steps, and attention to daily challenges. He encourages small, manageable changes that add up over time and supports clients as they try those changes between sessions.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's perspective. The therapist reflects concerns, validates feelings, and supports people as they decide what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to sort through emotions or regain confidence.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing small behavioral experiments to see what changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related routines, and managing stress in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean using more listening and exploration at first, then adding CBT tools or existential discussion as issues become clearer.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face to face from wherever they are, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities and keep progress moving even when schedules are tight.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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