About Matthew
Matthew Furlong is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience based in New Jersey. He focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and problems that make daily life feel harder. He encourages people to notice their strengths and build on them.
Taking a first step toward change can feel risky, and he aims to support that decision with steady guidance. Over his career he has helped people address addiction, trauma and abuse, and struggles with motivation and self-esteem.
Background and approach
He also works with those facing relationship strain, parenting pressures, and grief. Matthew pays attention to how everyday habits and thoughts affect mood and coping. His style centers on meeting people where they are.
He listens first and asks questions that help clarify goals. From there he uses practical strategies that fit the person's life, not a one-size-fits-all plan. Matthew draws on client-centered ideas that honor each person's perspective.
He also uses cognitive behavioral approaches to spot unhelpful thinking and test more helpful ways of behaving. Existential influences help people weigh values and find meaning when life feels uncertain. Sessions aim to be direct and down-to-earth.
People can expect clear conversation, tools to try between meetings, and a focus on small changes that add up. Matthew works with English-speaking adults in New Jersey and offers online session formats for flexibility.
How his approaches shape online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience and values; the therapist listens, reflects, and helps people find their own solutions to stress or relationship struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety and mood problems. Existential Therapy invites people to consider meaning, choice, and responsibility when facing life changes or grief, supporting clarity about what matters most.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. Matthew collaborates with each person to decide which ideas and tools fit their goals and daily life. He will check in and adapt the approach as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support quick reflections, skill practice between meetings, or options for people who prefer typing. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical steps and real-world changes.
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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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