About Matthew
Matthew Spencer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of experience helping people navigate relationship and family struggles. He welcomes straightforward conversations and focuses on practical steps to improve communication and self-worth. He aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone feeling stuck.
He supports individuals dealing with parenting pressures and the stress that comes with separation or divorce. He also works with people facing low motivation, low self-esteem, and depressive symptoms.
How Matthew works
Sessions tend to focus on understanding patterns and trying small, concrete changes between meetings. Matthew creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can name difficult feelings and think through options. He encourages honest talk about goals, values, and what a better day looks like.
The work often includes practicing new ways to speak and set boundaries with others. Over his career he has used approaches grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and decisions. He draws on that experience to tailor strategies to each person’s situation.
Matthew emphasizes steady progress and realistic steps rather than quick fixes. He works by listening first, then helping people try out different ways of coping and relating. The focus is on making daily life easier and rebuilding confidence.
Matthew wants clients to leave sessions with at least one clear thing to try before the next meeting.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online support
Matthew uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One approach focuses on improving communication skills by identifying unhelpful patterns and practicing new ways to talk and listen. This helps people reduce repeated arguments and feel more understood. Another approach centers on building self-esteem and self-love through small behavior changes and reframing negative self-talk. That work aims to raise motivation and improve daily mood.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Matthew will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest strategies that fit your situation. Over time he adjusts methods based on what helps you make steady progress toward clearer communication, better boundaries, or greater self-worth.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video works well for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow short updates, quick skills practice, and more frequent touchpoints between longer sessions. These options aim to give flexibility while keeping focus on concrete changes and real-world results.
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