Matt Youngberg, LPC

Matt Youngberg, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), is a licensed counselor based in Oklahoma with seven years of professional clinical experience. He brings prior roles as an offenders counselor, a community mental health counselor, and more than a decade of experience as an educator into his clinical work, combining practical knowledge and formal training into an integrated, eclectic approach to therapy.

He favors a direct, no-nonsense style that aims to identify core issues and move toward solutions. He challenges clients to develop deeper awareness and understanding of their patterns while maintaining respect, sensitivity, and compassion. His practice addresses a wide range of concerns, including relationships and intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, communication and control problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and issues commonly faced by men and women in midlife.

Matt has a particular focus on relationships of all kinds, couples counseling, domestic violence, and parenting. He is currently accepting only a small number of clients and limits his available appointments to 7, 8, 9, or 10pm on Tuesdays; session length is 45 minutes and he is not able to alter this schedule. In his free time he enjoys games, athletic pursuits, and serving at Life.Church.

Approaches That Guide Online Sessions

Matt Youngberg draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to shape online sessions in practical, skills-oriented ways. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so clients can respond differently to stressors - it is often used for anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship patterns, and anger management.

DBT emphasizes concrete skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts interfere with daily functioning and when stronger emotion-regulation tools are needed.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will work together to determine which methods best match the client's needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals and can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This flexibility makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care from home or other settings, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable.