Micki Matthews , LPC

Micki Matthews brings a calm, collaborative approach to therapy, helping people find steadiness amid busy and chaotic lives. She works alongside clients to teach healthy coping skills and to introduce creative interventions that address the issues that matter most to them. Drawing from a person-centered orientation, she supports clients in reducing symptoms and shifting unhelpful thought patterns so they can develop sustainable routines and ways of being that align with their values.

Micki uses mindfulness techniques to ease anxiousness and to create space for reframing intrusive negative thoughts. As a trauma-informed practitioner she incorporates strategies tailored to the effects of trauma and abuse, and she holds certifications in multiple evidence-based practices. Micki also has a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and practices as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, a credential that indicates graduate training and state licensure to provide counseling services.

She has experience working with adolescents, individuals, and families, and focuses on areas such as stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, coping with life changes, grief, parenting, and compassion fatigue. Micki aims to help clients clarify where they want to be and to take practical steps toward living a fuller, healthier life.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Client-centered therapy centers the client as the expert in their own life and creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where goals and solutions emerge from the client-therapist collaboration. This approach helps with relationship concerns, self-esteem work, and clarifying life purpose by focusing on individual strengths and personal values.

Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and practical skills for managing anxious thoughts and emotional reactivity. These techniques can reduce rumination and improve coping with stress, grief, and transitions by helping clients notice patterns without becoming overwhelmed.

Trauma-focused therapy addresses the impacts of traumatic experiences with targeted strategies that reduce symptoms and promote recovery. This approach can be especially useful for clients navigating trauma, abuse, and related difficulties in relationships and daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Micki Matthews works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage in care from home or other convenient locations. These formats increase accessibility and make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules while maintaining continuity with licensed professionals and therapists.