About Matthew
Matthew Carroll welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious or stuck and who want straightforward support. He aims to create a calm space where clients can talk, be heard and set manageable goals. He works at a pace that suits each person and focuses on practical steps as well as understanding underlying patterns.
Matthew uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs. He draws on client-centred work to prioritise what matters to the person in front of him.
How Matthew works
Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours. He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at longstanding patterns that affect mood and relationships. With six years of experience, Matthew has helped people with stress, anxiety and depression.
He also supports those dealing with trauma or abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, and issues around eating and sleep. Additional areas include ADHD, LGBT concerns, anger, low self-esteem, social anxiety, isolation and men’s issues. Sessions are offered in English and Matthew accepts international clients while working from the United Kingdom.
He adapts his style for each person, whether the focus is short-term coping or exploring deeper life themes. He aims to keep therapy clear and practical so people feel progress in day-to-day life. Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative step.
Matthew asks about what a person wants to change, then shapes sessions around those goals while remaining responsive to whatever comes up in conversation.
Matthew lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Matthew works with
The areas below are the ones Matthew selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Matthew adapts therapy online and by approach
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The counsellor follows the client's lead and helps them make sense of their feelings and priorities, which can be useful for issues like stress, low self-esteem and life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and experiments to help reduce anxiety, improve sleep and change unhelpful behaviours in day-to-day life.
Matthew treats finding the right approach as a joint process. He will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that match those aims. If something doesn’t fit, he adapts the approach so sessions remain useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging can suit shorter or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments while keeping the focus on meaningful progress in everyday life.
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