About Matthew
Matthew Tapia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 11 years of clinical experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, and other life changes. He speaks English and practices from Arizona.
Matthew focuses on straightforward, practical work. He uses short-term strategies and longer-term skills so people can manage strong emotions and day-to-day demands. He often combines behavior-oriented tools with mindfulness and acceptance strategies to reduce worry and improve coping.
Background and approach
In sessions he aims to create a collaborative space. He listens to what matters most to each person and builds steps that fit their life. That can mean practicing new ways to respond to anger, improving communication, or setting goals for work and family life.
His background includes clinical, supervisory, and training roles in independent practice and nonprofit settings. Over the years he has worked with clients facing trauma, autism and Asperger syndrome, family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, and disruptive mood challenges. He has also supported people through divorce, grief, and disaster-related stress.
Matthew holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from San Jose State University. He is licensed as an LMFT in Arizona and California. His approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on teaching skills that people can use between sessions.
How his therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match what matters, which can reduce the hold of anxiety and avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and functioning. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple exercises to calm the body and mind, which supports emotion regulation and reduces reactivity.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Matthew will work with each person to decide which strategies fit their goals, values, and daily life. He adjusts methods as needed and teaches skills people can practice between sessions so progress continues outside the appointment.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people talk face to face and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, skill prompts, and ongoing coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, school, or family routines while using ACT, CBT, and mindfulness techniques.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- California, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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