About Matthew
Matthew Lawson is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado with 14 years of experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, eating concerns, self-esteem, and career issues. Matthew also brings experience as a certified personal trainer to his work.
He helps people connect mental and physical health to reach real-life goals. Matthew emphasizes practical, steady steps rather than quick fixes. He helps clients build routines for mood, motivation, and behavior.
How Matthew works
Sessions look at thoughts, habits, and small changes that add up over time. He supports work on emotional eating and body image alongside fitness and lifestyle goals. His style is straightforward and collaborative.
He aims to make conversations clear and useful for everyday life. Matthew creates space for people to share without judgment and then sets achievable goals together. He pays attention to cultural background and complex relationship arrangements, including polyamory and alternative sexual cultures.
He also supports people navigating adoption and foster care questions, men’s issues, and social anxiety. This breadth helps him tailor plans to each person’s situation. Practical matters are part of the plan.
Matthew helps clients break big problems into manageable steps and tracks progress. He combines counseling and lifestyle coaching to help people gain confidence, reduce anxiety, and move toward their goals.
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
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Matthew blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with lifestyle coaching to address both thoughts and behaviors. One common method focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and daily habits to reduce anxiety and improve mood; it helps people notice triggers and try alternative responses. Another approach centers on behavior change and routine building to support goals like improved eating patterns, better sleep, increased activity, and higher motivation; this helps when motivation is low or habits feel stuck.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the client’s concerns, try a few methods, and adjust based on what feels useful. Together they set clear short-term steps and review progress so the plan matches the person’s goals and preferences.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and seeing nonverbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging fits brief updates or between-session support. These options make scheduling easier and allow therapy to fit into a busy life.
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