About Matthew
Matthew Russell is a licensed professional counselor who helps people navigate anxiety, depression, addiction, and other struggles. He writes plainly and meets people where they are, focusing on the issues that feel most urgent in day-to-day life. He aims to make conversations easy to follow and practical for a busy schedule.
With seven years of experience, Matthew centers the client's perspective in sessions. He uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and build on a person’s own strengths.
Background and approach
He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when patterns of thought or behavior are blocking progress. Matthew pays attention to co-occurring concerns such as drug and alcohol addiction and mood conditions like bipolar disorder. He also supports people dealing with grief, low self-esteem, social anxiety, anger, and life changes.
He will work with clients on concrete skills for coping and on exploring values and purpose. Sessions are grounded in the present. Matthew focuses on what someone can try this week to feel a little better.
He balances practical steps with reflective conversation so clients can both act and understand what gets in the way. People seeking coaching-style support or help with motivation and structure may find his approach useful. He welcomes direct questions about how therapy would fit a person’s routine and goals.
Sessions are offered from Alabama and conducted in English.
How Matthew’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on a person’s own strengths. Online sessions using this approach start with what matters most to the client and aim to help people make choices that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, used when patterns get in the way, involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small experiments to change behavior and mood.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Matthew will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist will decide whether to emphasize listening and personal exploration or to add more hands-on behavioral tools like CBT techniques.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, live chat works well for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English