Services

SUMMARY OF SERVICES: Adults, Couples, & Teens (ages 15+): Anxiety, Depression, Marriage & Couples Counseling, Crisis of Faith & Religious Issues, Family Therapy, Parent-Child Conflict, Grief/Loss, Infertility, LGBTQ+, Physical Health Challenges, Pornography Challenges, Teen Issues.

WE OFFER SERVICES IN PERSON OR VIA TELEHEALTH VIDEO SESSIONS

Please note: We do not provide court testimony, custody evaluations, or authorizations for emotional support animals. ​

MATT CONNELLY, LMFT

My practice is focused on helping couples, individuals, and teens solve difficult challenges in their lives.

Marriage & Couples Counseling

For couples, my primary treatment model is Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), which focuses on helping couples develop a deeper emotional connection, stronger friendship, and better conflict resolution skills. I also use elements of the Gottman Method to help couples strengthen their relationship. My main goal is to help both partners become excellent at creating emotional safety for each other. A crucial part of becoming a “safe base” for each other is learning how to communicate effectively and safely. My therapy approach heavily emphasizes learning and practicing healthy communication skills. I believe that strong marriage and couple relationships are vitally important for the emotional health of the members of the couple, their children, and society. As such, I feel a special dedication to this work.

Individual Counseling

For individual clients, I use a variety of therapeutic models to treat mental health challenges, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness. I am a solution-oriented therapist, but I also understand that some problems do not have solutions and instead must be managed in a healthy way. Each client’s situation is unique, and I work with my clients to understand their personal histories and the root causes driving their challenges. I seek to provide my clients with a variety of tools that address these root causes, then encourage clients to try out each tool, keeping the tools that work for them and discarding those that do not. My main goals are to listen empathetically and help my clients find a way to make life work for them.

Teen Counseling

For teen clients (ages 15+), my first priority is to develop a relationship of trust and help them see that therapy is a safe place. From there, I will follow a similar therapy process as I do with my adult clients but will present information and introduce tools in a way that is easier for the developing adolescent brain to process. For most teen clients, I believe family therapy is crucial for helping to solve their challenges. As such, family counseling that includes parents and sometimes siblings is a vital part of the treatment process. Most teen counseling situations will include a mix of teen-only sessions, family sessions with parents and/or siblings, and parent-only sessions. I always meet with parents alone for the first half of the first session so I can get an unfiltered view of the challenges their teen is experiencing. I love working with teens! I find much joy in helping each of my teen clients set themselves up for a successful, joyful life.