About Matthew
Matthew Johnson, III is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing addiction, grief, relationship strain, and mood struggles. He writes simply and listens closely so clients can talk through what matters most. Sessions focus on practical changes and clearer thinking, not jargon.
Matthew practices from Louisiana and brings 24 years of social work experience to each conversation. He uses a client-centered stance that puts the person’s experience first.
Background and approach
That means time is spent hearing concerns, reflecting what’s happening, and offering straightforward feedback. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of his work to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Matthew also uses motivational interviewing to support people ready to change addictive or risky behaviors.
He helps break big goals into small, doable steps and checks in on progress. Many clients use these tools for stress, depression, bipolar mood shifts, and coping with life transitions. In sessions he focuses on communication skills, managing anger, repairing trust after infidelity, and improving intimacy.
He also assists people dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, and family of origin wounds. First responder issues and compassion fatigue are included among his areas of focus. Conversations aim to produce concrete coping strategies and emotional growth.
Matthew helps people practice new ways of thinking and acting so daily life feels more manageable. He guides clients toward changes they choose for themselves.
How these approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating space to be heard and understood. The therapist reflects what clients say, helps them name their feelings, and supports decisions that come from the client. This approach is useful for relationship strain, grief, and when people need a calm place to sort things out.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions often include short exercises or homework to practice new thinking between meetings. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood challenges.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to change habits such as substance use. It uses open questions and gentle feedback to build motivation and set small, achievable goals. This method pairs well with practical planning and follow-up in later sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt methods together. That collaborative process helps decide which tools to use and how to pace change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family, and daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English