Matthew Federici, LMHC

Matthew Federici is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing midlife transitions, stress, anxiety, and changes in work or relationships. He dates his counseling work to 2016 and brings a calm, straightforward style to conversations about difficult life shifts. He speaks English and practices in Florida. He focuses on practical steps that people can try between sessions. Matthew blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based ideas to help people notice patterns and make different choices. He also draws on attachment-informed thinking to look at how past relationships shape present reactions. His background includes work in general mental health and in substance use settings. That experience shaped his interest in treating grief, depression, bipolar concerns, and addiction-related issues. He also addresses problems like sleep, eating struggles, anger, and low self-esteem from a practical standpoint. Matthew uses a human-centered, client-centered stance that keeps the person’s values and goals central. He incorporates motivational interviewing and solution-focused elements to help people decide on next steps. Sessions often include simple exercises and practice tasks to try outside of sessions. People who contact him typically want clear, hands-on guidance during big life changes. He aims to make sessions feel direct and respectful while helping clients build skills to cope with stress and navigate transitions.

How Matthew’s approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take action toward what matters, even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It can be useful for midlife transitions, stress, and recurring worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and communication, and it can help with intimacy-related struggles and repeated relationship cycles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew aims to explore options collaboratively and adjust methods to suit a person’s goals and preferences. He combines elements from these approaches so the plan fits what a person wants to change and how they prefer to work.

The original biography did not specify which online session formats are used. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether video or phone sessions are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Together, therapist and client can decide on a rhythm and format that fits everyday life and supports steady progress.