About Matthew
Matthew "Matt" Redfearn welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or anxious. He writes in a straightforward way and aims to make first sessions calm and clear. Matt believes small changes can make daily life feel easier and more manageable.
He works in a way that centres the person in front of him. Conversations start with what matters most to the client, and move at a pace that feels comfortable. Matt helps people name worries, spot unhelpful thinking patterns, and test new ways of responding to stressful situations.
Background and approach
Over three years he has supported people with anxiety, stress and depression. He has helped with relationship concerns, parenting questions, grief and issues around intimacy. He also works with those facing addiction, trauma and family of origin problems.
Matt draws on client-centred ideas to build trust, cognitive behavioural tools to tackle thinking and behaviour, and solution-focused techniques to set short practical goals. Sessions combine listening, practical exercises and collaborative planning so people can try things between meetings. He holds the NCPS credential and practises from the United Kingdom.
Sessions are carried out in English, and Matt is open to working with people in other countries. He aims to make therapy straightforward to arrange and easy to follow.
Approaches you can use online
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as a whole. The counsellor follows the client’s lead, reflects what they say and helps them draw on their own strengths to solve problems, which can be helpful for anxiety and low mood.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It uses practical exercises and short homework tasks to test new ways of thinking and to reduce anxious or avoidant behaviour.
Solution-focused therapy zooms in on the next steps. It sets small, achievable goals so people can see progress quickly and build confidence in everyday situations.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to decide what fits best based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are close to face-to-face meetings, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit short check-ins, and messaging is useful for day-to-day support and flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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