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Matthew Menard

Calm, practical therapy for everyday challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Matthew

Matthew Menard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of experience. He focuses on practical therapy that helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. He aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where clients can talk through what feels hard and make clear next steps.

Matthew adapts sessions to each person's needs. He listens first, then works with clients to build a plan using tools that fit their life.

Background and approach

He helps with parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. He also addresses areas like ADHD, career stress, chronic illness, and caregiver fatigue. In session he draws from a few well-known approaches.

Matthew uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. He also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and take action toward meaningful goals. Attachment-based ideas guide work on patterns that affect relationships.

His style is straightforward and supportive. Conversations are focused and goal-oriented, while still making room to process strong feelings. He aims to empower clients to try small, workable changes between sessions and to track what helps.

Matthew provides services from Pennsylvania in English and accepts international clients. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions that match those values. It helps when people feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about what to do next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, targets specific thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety active, and teaches practical skills that can be practiced between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and helps people notice how early connections shape present interactions and closeness.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Matthew will listen to what matters most, try a few strategies, and adjust based on what feels useful. The aim is to find methods that match the client’s goals and daily life, not to force a single technique.

Online sessions make this collaboration easier to fit into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer a simpler audio option, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats increase flexibility and let people use therapy in ways that meet their routines and comfort level.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, and related topics like ADHD and caregiver stress.
What is his general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and compassionate. He listens first, then works with clients to set goals and try concrete skills between sessions.
How many years of experience does he have?
He has 12 years of professional experience working in counseling and related services.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licence number PA LPC PC008925 and practices from Pennsylvania.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He accepts international clients, so people outside the U.S. may be able to connect depending on logistics and scheduling.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to meet.
How do fees and subscriptions work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English

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