About Henry
Henry "Hank" Matthews is a Licensed Professional Counselor with two decades of hands-on experience. He has spent more than 20 years sitting with people and talking through hard moments. Hank approaches counseling as a trusted partnership and aims to offer steady support and practical next steps.
He began his work focused on addictions and substance use. That background expanded into relationship work, where he helps people and partners untangle patterns that cause pain.
Background and approach
He also helps individuals build self-esteem, manage anxiety and depression, and process grief and loss. Hank favors clear, direct conversations over jargon. He listens for strengths and then helps people try different responses when old reactions no longer work.
Sessions often include exploring emotions, identifying options, and planning small experiments to test change. Clients who want encouragement, moral support, and practical tools often find his style useful. He believes change is possible when people are willing to try new behaviors and speak honestly about what they need.
Hank tries to make the work feel manageable and real rather than overwhelming. His long experience includes counseling internship time and work in community settings across Virginia. That background gives him a wide view of common struggles and common steps that help.
He welcomes straightforward conversations about what someone hopes to change and how they want to get there.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and feelings. Online work with this approach helps people notice patterns in their close relationships and practice different ways of connecting or setting boundaries.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what is said, and helps clients name their needs and strengths. This approach is useful when someone wants supportive, nonjudgmental help to sort through feelings.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and shift strong emotional cycles in close relationships. In online sessions, the focus is on naming emotions, understanding triggers, and trying new interactions to change repeating patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are close to face-to-face interaction and suit deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and work well when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging can provide quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English