Cultivating growth in a moving present
Telehealth psychotherapy for adults in Maryland and California.
Here you are, taking an important step toward becoming the person you want to be. The next step is finding the right support, guidance, and tools to move forward with clarity, intention, and presence — all at your own pace.
Meet Matthew
The heart of effective therapy is the connection between us. If you’re feeling ready to start that journey, get a sense of who I am and how we’ll work together.
People seek therapy for many different experiences, and my practice focuses on a range of areas where I’ve seen meaningful growth and change. This list evolves as I continue learning alongside my clients and refining my approach.
Common struggles, different doorways
Emerging Adults
College and early adulthood often bring self doubt, pressure to define yourself quickly, and waves of uncertainty about the future. Many navigate independence, relationships, academic demands, and questions about identity, purpose, and belonging while feeling stuck, low, or restless.
Healing Family Patterns
Growing up with emotionally immature or unavailable parents often leaves patterns of worry, people pleasing, self criticism, or difficulty recognizing your own needs. Understanding these dynamics can ease anxiety or depression and help you reconnect with a more authentic, grounded self.
Men’s Inner Life
Depression and anxiety in men can show up as irritability, emotional numbness, burnout, or disconnection from relationships and meaning. Cultural expectations around masculinity quietly shape emotional expression, and self worth, and exploring these patterns can help foster a deeper connection with oneself.
Calm & Connected Parenting
Parenting necessarily amplifies stress, emotional triggers, and reactivity, especially during conflict, exhaustion, or big life changes. Noticing these patterns and responding with calm, flexibility, and intention can make challenges more manageable and relationships more connected.
Relational Approach
Therapy provides a space to notice patterns, understand emotions, and align your life with what matters most. My approach is grounded in warmth, authenticity, and respect for your unique experience, alongside a belief that healing comes through real human connection—among the strongest predictors of meaningful, lasting change in psychotherapy. Feeling genuinely understood and emotionally met often matters more than any specific technique we might use.
From the first session, I focus on building trust, empathy, and collaboration. Rather than following a preset formula, therapy is something we create together, shaped by who you are, what you carry, and what unfolds between us. Paying attention to the here and now, including patterns in our interactions and your present emotions, often provides the clearest path to insight and growth. Humor and imagery often find their way into my work, helping us explore complex feelings and experiences that are hard to put into words, while creating moments of insight, relief, and shared understanding.
By blending humanistic and existential perspectives with skill-based approaches, including concrete strategies informed by Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and thoughtful psychoeducation, my clients learn to navigate immediate challenges while also exploring deeper questions of meaning, freedom, and connection, supporting you to respond with clarity, resilience, and a more authentic relationship to yourself and others. My role is to help identify and remove obstacles that may limit growth, so your strengths and values can emerge.
While my work is grounded in acceptance based and humanistic therapy, many clients notice overlaps with approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or (DBT), particularly when we focus on awareness, values, and practical coping tools. I don’t believe in one size fits all therapy; instead, I adapt the work to each person. If you are seeking a strictly protocol driven approach, I am happy to help you find a provider who specializes in that style.
At its core, therapy with me is a shared human process. I show up not as an expert with all the answers, but as a fellow traveler, exploring with you what it means to live with clarity, presence, and authenticity. Together, we develop new ways of relating to yourself, your emotions, and the world in a way that feels grounded, meaningful, and true to who you are.
True empathy is sitting with another at the window of their world —bearing witness to their view, letting none of their humanness feel alien.