Matthew Kelly

I am compassionate, understanding, will help you challenge the status quo in your life, and achieve a more satisfying way of being in the world. I have an M.A. from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Marriage and Family Therapy, and have completed additional graduate course work at Amberton University. My professional experience of eight years doing counseling and therapy includes treating a wide range of emotional disorders, spiritual problems, addictions, and helping people overcome internal barriers to their goals. I love to travel, and have lived for extended periods in Asia, the Middle East, and South America. I have worked in jails, mental institutions, private practice, and treatment centers. These diverse experiences afford me a compassionate, understanding view, and a confidence that anyone can achieve progress if they are willing to apply themselves. If we are a good match, I am excited to be of service and help you get unstuck, overcome pain, accept the past, move forward, and achieve your goals in life.

The first step is clearly identifying your goals, and getting to know you as an individual. From there, we use a Solution Focused approach to identify actionable skills to move the needle towards healing in your life. As therapy progresses, we will use an eclectic approach of psychodynamic and CBT techniques to process your story and resolve deeply held thoughts and beliefs that may be barriers to the more satisfying life that you want. With a view to not be in therapy forever, we develop a plan to continue and maintain growth and identify next steps.

You will leave each session with fresh insights, and actionable steps based on those insights feeling supported, challenged, and with added clarity. Please note that there will be days that deeper issues may come up and may not always feel pleasant, but I will leave you with tools to continue processing through difficult emotions, and arrive at the other side. This is growth and healing.