About Matthew
Matthew Paulus is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. He has six years of work in behavioral and therapeutic settings. He focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and manage anger.
He also helps people facing big transitions and family concerns related to addiction. Matthew uses straightforward, goal-oriented sessions. He listens first, then helps clients pick small steps they can try between meetings.
Sessions often focus on problem solving, communication skills, and coping tools that fit daily life.
Background and approach
His approach pulls from client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means he pays attention to each person's experience and also looks at how thoughts and actions link to feelings. He combines that with solution-focused strategies to set short-term goals.
Matthew also draws on existential ideas to help people find purpose and meaning during life changes. Motivational interviewing shows up when clients want to change habits or cut back substance use. Together these styles guide a practical, person-focused plan.
People come to Matthew for anger, anxiety, stress, relationship problems, parenting concerns, and career transitions. He works with family members affected by addiction and with young adults navigating college or early work life. Sessions are in English and held online by video, phone, chat, or text-based messaging.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people find their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, actions, and feelings connect. It uses clear steps and exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, stress, and anger management.
Matthew will work with each person to decide which approach or mix of approaches fits best. He discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. That collaborative planning makes adjusting methods part of the early sessions rather than a one-size solution.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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