Matthew Menard, LPC

Matthew Menard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 12 years of experience. He focuses on common challenges like stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. He also helps with trauma and abuse, parenting strains, and a wide range of life transitions including caregiving and aging concerns.

He meets people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are shaped to fit each person’s situation rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. Matthew aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported.

Matthew uses practical, evidence-informed approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-based work, Client-centered methods, and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. He blends these methods to match how a person thinks, feels, and acts in daily life. That means building skills for stress, emotion regulation, and clearer communication.

He also supports people coping with grief, career changes, chronic illness or pain, and challenges tied to identity, including LGBT concerns. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and aging and geriatric issues.

Sessions emphasize clear goals, concrete strategies, and honest conversation. Matthew aims to empower people as they try new ways of relating, handling stress, and making choices that fit their values.

Using evidence-based approaches in online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small steps that align with what matters most. It helps people who feel stuck by combining mindfulness with simple behavioral goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and is often helpful for intimacy, trust, and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Matthew will collaborate with each person to choose the methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That choice can be adjusted as therapy proceeds so techniques remain useful and relevant.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow a quieter check-in during a lunch break. It also makes it possible to continue care when caregiving duties, health concerns, or relocation would otherwise interrupt in-person appointments. Licensed professionals can use a mix of teaching, guided exercises, and homework that work well in an online setting.