About Matthew
Matthew Furlong is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience. He works from New Jersey and focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. He speaks English and supports clients through practical conversation and steady guidance.
Matthew approaches therapy believing each person knows their own story. He treats clients as partners in the work and looks for their existing strengths. Sessions aim to build confidence, improve motivation, and reduce the overwhelm that comes with big changes.
How Matthew works
He draws on client-centered methods to create an accepting space where people can talk through their concerns. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice new habits. Existential ideas help when people are facing questions about meaning, purpose, or identity.
Common concerns Matthew helps with include addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and intimacy-related issues. He also supports people dealing with parenting stress, relationship strain, ADHD, and social anxiety. Communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, and mood disorders are part of his regular focus.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Matthew works with each person to set clear steps between appointments. He emphasizes practical tools you can try between sessions and adjusts the pace to match what feels manageable.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Matthew uses client-centered work to build a respectful, accepting therapeutic relationship where the person's goals lead the way. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people notice their own strengths and choices.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. That approach helps when stress, anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful habits are getting in the way by teaching practical ways to try different responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Matthew will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether a client-centered stance, CBT techniques, existential exploration, or a mix of methods will best support progress.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when that matters, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging provide shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and day-to-day life while still working toward clear goals.
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