Matthew Federici, LMHC

Matthew Federici is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and trauma and abuse. He works with individuals seeking clearer coping strategies, steadier moods, and healthier ways to handle relationship and life pressures.

Matthew has about 10 years of counseling experience across general mental health and substance use settings. He has supported adults and younger people through depression, impulse-control concerns, behavioral issues, and substance use. His background also includes work around health-related and terminal concerns.

In session he blends practical skills with open, person-focused conversation. He uses cognitive behavioral approaches to spot patterns that keep problems going and to try different responses. He also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people align actions with values, and on attachment-based thinking to look at how early relationships shape current trust and closeness.

Matthew brings a humanistic, motivational style and sometimes incorporates existential questions when people want meaning-focused work. His practice has a Christian-based perspective at times, and he is prepared to discuss how faith or personal beliefs fit into care.

Based in Florida, Matthew holds a Florida LMHC license. Sessions are conducted in English. People interested in working together are asked to use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

How different approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings while still taking steps that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and when life feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and trying concrete changes to reduce symptoms. It often helps with anxiety, mood problems, and sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current trust, closeness, and communication, which can be important for intimacy-related concerns and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew will collaborate with each person to determine which methods fit their goals and preferences, and he will adapt techniques over time based on what helps. The process is conversational and practical, with regular check-ins about progress and next steps.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific options were not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare, or medical appointments, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively over distance, helping people build coping skills, address trauma and abuse concerns, and practice new ways of relating in everyday life.