Matthew McGhee, LCPC

Matthew McGhee is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 16 years of experience. He works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, and midlife issues. He aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations and plans to each person’s needs.

Matthew keeps sessions practical and focused. He listens first, then helps identify small, manageable steps that can reduce stress or improve relationships. He uses straightforward language and tries to make therapy feel like a real conversation rather than a lecture.

His background includes many years helping people manage mood problems, addictions, and challenges tied to work and caregiving. That experience shapes how he approaches goal setting and relapse prevention. He often draws on tools that help change unhelpful thinking and build better routines.

Matthew also works with people struggling with shame, guilt, control issues, and forgiveness. He supports those navigating infidelity, jealousy, and questions about life purpose. He includes communication skills practice when relationships are a central concern.

Clients can expect a collaborative process where feedback guides the approach. Matthew adjusts pacing and techniques to match what each person needs. He encourages realistic goals and checks progress along the way.

How his approaches shape online work

Matthew often uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a listening space where people can set the pace and priorities. That approach focuses on understanding someone’s experience and responding with empathy while they decide what matters most.

He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. CBT offers practical exercises and small experiments that can reduce anxiety, lift mood, and change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Matthew will discuss goals and preferences, try tools that fit those priorities, and adjust the plan as progress is made. He treats the process as a collaboration rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

If you are interested in online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can also use online sessions to share worksheets and practice skills between meetings, which many people find helpful when working on stress, midlife questions, or behavior change.