Matthew Mannarino

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Clinical Program Manager with more than 10 years of experience helping individuals navigate mental health, substance use, and life's most difficult challenges. While I currently specialize in substance use disorders, my clinical background includes extensive work with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family difficulties, personality disorders, severe and persistent mental illness, and co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions.

What makes my practice unique is the breadth of experience I bring to the therapy room. Over the course of my career, I have worked across nearly every level of psychiatric and substance use treatment, including inpatient psychiatry, residential treatment, medical detoxification, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), family therapy, individual counseling, crisis intervention, and long-term recovery planning. This experience allows me to understand not only what people are struggling with, but also what it takes to create lasting change.

In my current role, I oversee a large and highly successful substance use treatment program, supervise clinicians, develop treatment programming, and provide guidance on complex clinical cases. I have spent years working with individuals who felt stuck, overwhelmed, or discouraged after previous treatment experiences, helping them find new paths forward.

My approach is compassionate, honest, and practical. I believe therapy should be more than just a place to talk about problems. It should be a place where you gain insight, build confidence, develop new skills, and create meaningful change in your life.I believe that every person has a version of themselves that already knows what needs to change. My job is to help you cut through the noise, reconnect with that voice, and build the confidence to follow it.

Admitting that substance use has taken over can feel incredibly heavy, especially if you've tried to stop before. I partner with individuals ready to regain control, those who are still unsure if they need help, and families exhausted from trying to guide a loved one toward recovery. Let's cut through the noise and figure out your next step.

With over a decade of experience across detox, inpatient, residential, and outpatient mental health/substance settings, I provide specialized treatment or guide you and your family toward a higher level of care when needed. Our society's treatment systems are complicated, but treatment is not. I help individuals and families affected by substance use disorders understand the science of addiction, identify the factors maintaining substance use, and implement evidence-based behavioral strategies that support lasting recovery. My approach combines education, behavioral interventions, and family support when indicated and client approved. You're not weak, broken, or beyond help. You're probably exhausted. If you've spent months or years trying to control substance use, and wondering why you can't seem to make lasting changes, you're not alone. Change is difficult, especially when addiction has become intertwined with your identity. I have helped many reclaim control, we become a team.

The first session is all about getting to know you and understanding your story. We'll talk about what brought you to therapy, what's been getting in the way, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping will be different in the future.

I believe every person has a unique story, and before we can create meaningful change, it's important for me to understand yours. Together, we'll explore the experiences, relationships, challenges, and strengths that have shaped you into who you are today. There is no pressure to have all the answers. My job is to help you make sense of the pieces.

I tend to take a narrative approach early in treatment, helping clients understand not just what is happening in their lives, but why it may be happening. As we develop that understanding, we begin shifting toward practical solutions, identifying patterns, building new skills, education and creating a plan for lasting change.

Most clients tell me they leave the first session feeling hope with a greater understanding of themselves. Therapy doesn't have to feel intimidating or overly clinical. My goal is to create a comfortable environment where you feel heard, understood, and hopeful about the path forward.

After all, you've already taken the hardest step: reaching out for help. My job is to help you figure out where to go from here.