About Matthew
Matthew Hughes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and the aftermath of trauma. He focuses on clear, practical steps so people can feel steadier and make progress toward what matters to them. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented while still making space for difficult emotions.
Matthew uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood.
Background and approach
He pairs this with acceptance-based work to help people live by their values even when strong feelings are present. Mindfulness practices are used to build calm and lessen reactivity in daily life. He has five years of clinical experience working with people managing panic attacks, social anxiety, shame, guilt, and post-traumatic stress symptoms.
That experience informs a practical style that blends short-term strategies with deeper reflection when it helps. Matthew also supports people who are trying to find life purpose, grow self-love, or work through forgiveness. Sessions are offered from Utah and conducted in English.
Matthew uses a mix of talk therapy and skills practice so that people can try tools between sessions. He encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes, and adapts pace to each person’s needs. People who meet with him can expect a collaborative partnership.
The focus is on small, useful changes that build confidence and improve day-to-day functioning. Matthew aims to help people move toward clearer goals and a greater sense of control over their lives.
How approaches like ACT and CBT work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes clarifying values and taking action that lines up with what matters, which can reduce avoidance and build meaningful routines.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors that ease anxiety and depression. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus.
Choosing an approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That conversation guides whether sessions emphasize skills practice, values work, or exploring past patterns, and it can shift over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls make it possible to have face-to-face conversations without travel, phone sessions fit when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging are good for quick check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and try different ways of communicating while working on the same therapeutic goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English