About Matteo
Matteo Capaccio is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of experience. He focuses on helping people facing addiction, trauma, grief, mood symptoms, anxiety, and stress. Matteo aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive.
Matteo keeps sessions direct and respectful. He creates a calm space where people can talk about what is hardest for them without judgment. Conversations are paced to match each person's needs and comfort level.
How Matteo works
He draws on several practical approaches, including client-centered work that follows what the person brings, cognitive behavioral tools to spot and change unhelpful thinking, and motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. He also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns and solution-focused techniques for setting short-term goals.
Matteo has worked for many years in New York settings with adults facing complex problems like chronic pain, caregiving stress, co-occurring conditions, and relationship or attachment struggles. He also addresses issues such as sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and career strain. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Matteo supports people who want practical steps and compassionate listening while they navigate change. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to set up the first appointment.
Matteo lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Matteo works with
The areas below are the ones Matteo selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Matteo's methods fit online work
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person and their priorities at the center of sessions. The therapist follows the client's lead, listens closely, and adjusts pacing to what feels most helpful. This approach is useful when someone needs space to tell their story and decide what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing small changes. CBT can help with anxiety, sleep problems, low mood, and stress by teaching practical skills to try between sessions. Motivational Interviewing supports people who are uncertain about change by exploring ambivalence and building motivation in short, focused conversations.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Matteo will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize listening, skills practice, motivation work, or a mix of methods, and that plan can shift over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is close to an in-person session and allows visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or communicate without a scheduled call. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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