I am a clinical mental health counselor licensed in Utah and South Carolina with over 15 years of experience working in mental health as a counselor and youth mentor. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, and ADHD. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse as well as early childhood attachment issues.
My counseling style is warm and interactive, but also very playful and encouraging. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines CBT, DBT, play therapy, humanistic, psychoanalytic and art. I will adjust and modify the treatment dialog to your unique and special needs.
It takes courage to seek for a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. If you are ready to take that step I am here to support and empower you.
Thank you and I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
UT LCMHC 7794891-6004
GA LPC LPC013342
SC LPC 7526
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Matthew Kiefer. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Matthew has been a great resource to turn to. He helps me process my feelings, and assists in helping me developing coping strategies to better deal with situations that arise in my everyday life.
He is great at listening and provides non-judgmental feedback that has proven to be very helpful to me, and I would definitely recommend the service he offers.
Written on Feb 26, 2023 after therapy with Matthew for 5 months
Matt is amazing
Written on Jun 01, 2022 after therapy with Matthew for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Matt has been such a fantastic resource in my life. He listens and provides guidance and perspective that challenge my own thought patterns. I am so grateful to have been matched with him as a counselor. I truly value the therapeutic relationship we have developed.
Written on May 27, 2021 after therapy with Matthew for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Matthews been really great to work with. I felt like I had poured all of my feelings and problems the first few weeks and he’s been really great at suggesting the right things to say or making me feel like I’m not alone and I can take care of myself the way I need to. It’s been really comfortable for me to just talk to him because he’s been very supportive and doesn’t make me feel like I’m in the wrong or I’m doing nothing right. It’s been a really good start for me to get where I want to be.
Written on Mar 13, 2021 after therapy with Matthew for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
Matt is both empathetic and a good listener. He is truly the best therapist I’ve ever had!
Written on Feb 26, 2021 after therapy with Matthew for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd