About Matthew
Matthew "Matt" Oliver is a licensed psychologist in Indiana with 15 years of clinical experience. He focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns along with stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles. He describes his work as collaborative and practical, helping people find clearer ways to connect and feel more like themselves.
Matt guides people through communication hurdles and commitment questions. He helps clients spot patterns around abandonment, attachment, and codependency. He also supports those facing substance use, impulsivity, or the fallout of separation and divorce.
How Matthew works
Sessions often involve looking at how daily habits and interactions feed bigger problems. He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to break unhelpful cycles and build better routines. The aim is to create small changes that make relationships and individual life feel more manageable.
Matt pays attention to the stories people bring and the strengths they already have. He works with clients to set clear goals and practical steps toward them. Progress is tracked in simple ways so people can see what’s changed.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and conducts all work in English. Getting started involves selecting Start Therapy, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
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
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | IN Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Therapeutic approaches and online options
Matt uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on improving communication and managing intense emotions. One common approach helps people identify and change interaction patterns that cause conflict or distance; it teaches clearer ways to talk and respond so relationships feel less stuck. Another approach addresses attachment and abandonment concerns by exploring past experiences and current expectations to reduce reactivity and build steadier connections.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what has worked or not worked in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is seen.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions let people work face to face when schedules allow. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a shorter check-in during a break. Live chat or text messaging supports frequent, shorter touchpoints between sessions. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and different comfort levels.
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