Matthew McKinley, LPCC

Matthew McKinley offers an alternative to the often stiff and uncomfortable counseling experience, creating a space that balances seriousness with warmth and occasional humor. He responds to people who have left past therapy feeling like something essential was missing by focusing on a collaborative, human-centered relationship that helps clients move from stuckness to meaningful change.

Matthew works to empower individuals who are struggling or worried about struggling, guiding them to better manage difficult emotions, cultivate positive feelings, and take deliberate action that aligns with their values. He believes that the topics that matter most do not have to exclude life's lighter moments, and he encourages clients to find strength and resilience while also allowing for joy.

His therapeutic style blends cognitive behavioral and existential perspectives with a spiritual sensibility shaped by study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. He specializes in Complex Trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related anxiety conditions, and has advanced expertise in exposure-based treatments such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Prolonged Exposure (PE). Matthew emphasizes an authentic therapeutic connection as the catalyst for lasting growth and is available to walk alongside clients as they pursue meaningful change.