About Matthew
Matthew Sheft is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. He works with adults who want clearer goals, better communication, or more confidence. He also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, or challenges related to identity, including ADHD-related concerns.
Matthew keeps sessions practical and straightforward. He listens first, then helps clients set small, achievable steps. Therapy often includes talking through patterns, trying new skills between sessions, and tracking what works in daily life.
Background and approach
He uses a mix of therapy styles to match each person's needs. That can mean exploring emotions and relationships, learning concrete coping skills, or reframing thoughts that get in the way. The work aims to reduce overwhelm and build steady habits that feel doable.
Matthew holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. He has seven years of experience and practices from Florida. Sessions are offered in English, with online formats available to fit different schedules.
People often come with career stress, parenting strain, addiction concerns, or questions about relationships and intimacy. He also supports those facing anger, bipolar mood challenges, or issues tied to family of origin. His style is calm, direct, and focused on practical change.
Clients who prefer a collaborative pace will find his approach fitting. He helps set realistic goals and adjusts techniques as progress is made. The focus is on usable tools and steady improvement rather than quick fixes.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's perspective. Online sessions using this approach give space for people to tell their story while the therapist mirrors concerns and priorities, which can help with low self-esteem, identity questions, and relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down unhelpful thoughts and habits into small parts. In remote sessions CBT translates to practical exercises and homework - like tracking moods or testing new behaviors - that clients can complete between meetings to reduce anxiety and depression.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and coping skills. Delivered online it can teach breathing, grounding, and interpersonal strategies useful for intense moods, anger, or impulsive behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on skills training, emotional exploration, or both.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video lets people read visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options increase flexibility and help maintain continuity of care across changing schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Vermont, Maine
- Languages
- English
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