Matt brings over twenty years of experience walking alongside individuals, couples, and families through seasons of challenge, growth, and restoration. His work is grounded in a deep respect for each client’s story and a belief that meaningful change happens within a safe, collaborative, and authentic therapeutic relationship.
Matt integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and client-centered approaches to help clients better understand the patterns shaping their thoughts, emotions, and relationships. He is especially passionate about marriage restoration, men’s issues, addiction recovery, and trauma-informed care, supporting clients as they work toward healthier coping strategies, emotional connection, and lasting personal growth.
Prior to entering the counseling profession, Matt served for two decades in pastoral leadership, providing short-term counseling, crisis support, and group facilitation for individuals and couples navigating relational stress, life transitions, and emotional pain. This background continues to inform his calm therapeutic presence, strong rapport-building skills, and ability to hold space for difficult conversations.
Outside the counseling room, Matt has been married for 34 years and is a proud grandfather to six grandchildren, experiences that continue to shape his passion for healthy relationships. He enjoys hiking in the mountains of Colorado, where thin air and expansive views offer both challenge and restoration. Matt is a former U.S. Air Force veteran and has also been an owner in two successful businesses, giving him a grounded understanding of leadership, responsibility, and perseverance. In lighter moments, he is a devoted Philadelphia Eagles fan—win or lose.
Matt practices under the supervision and clinical direction of Steph Fredenberg, MAMFT, LPC at Hidden River Counseling.
“The soul speaks its truth only under quiet, inviting, and trustworthy conditions. The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resilient, savvy, self-sufficient, and yet exceedingly shy. If we want to see a wild animal, the last thing we should do is to go crashing through the woods, shouting for the creature to come out. But if we are willing to walk quietly into the woods and sit silently for an hour or two at the base of a tree, the creature we are waiting for may well emerge, and out of the corner of an eye we will catch a glimpse of the precious wildness we seek.”