Matthew Tapia
Support for family and parenting challenges
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed in
- California, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Matthew
Matthew Tapia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Arizona. He focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication challenges. He aims to help people find practical ways to feel better and to reconnect with each other.
Matthew keeps things straightforward and works with clients as partners in the process. Matthew draws on about 11 years of direct counseling experience. He has worked in independent practice and at a nonprofit mental health clinic as a clinician, supervisor, consultant, and trainer.
Background and approach
That variety of settings shaped how he approaches common family struggles and parenting challenges. His style blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness. Sessions often include skills practice, values-based planning, and learning ways to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
He emphasizes collaboration and meeting people where they are. Matthew has experience with a broad range of concerns including ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, trauma and abuse, anger, grief around life changes, and compassion fatigue. He also works with blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, caregiver stress, and divorce or separation matters.
He holds an LMFT credential and brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. Conversations are aimed at small, doable changes that reduce stress and improve family connection over time.
How Matthew’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It’s useful for stress, feeling stuck, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, depression, and relationship conflict. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication, and can help when anger or intense emotions get in the way of daily life.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Matthew works collaboratively to figure out what fits each person’s goals and preferences. He adjusts techniques as you go, combining elements from different methods when that better serves the situation.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy families and individuals. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can be simpler when schedules are tight. Live chat and text messaging provide quick check-ins and support between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into family routines and work life.
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.
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.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- 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
Next step
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- Stop at any point