Matthew Kiefer, LPC, LCPC

Matthew Kiefer is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, grief, and jealousy-related concerns. He is an LPC and LCPC with 11 years of experience in mental health, and he brings a warm, encouraging style to sessions. He uses plain language and a friendly approach so people can talk about difficult topics without feeling judged.

Matthew adapts his methods to each person’s needs. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take small actions that matter. Attachment-based work helps when early relationships shape current fears and trust issues.

Sessions are interactive and often playful when that helps someone open up. He aims to make practical tools feel doable day to day, such as coping skills for anger or steps to manage attention and mood symptoms. Matthew avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on what will move a person forward.

He has background supporting people after trauma and abuse, and he also addresses family and parenting challenges, addiction concerns, and mood conditions like depression and bipolar. His additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care topics, and caregiver stress.

Matthew works in Utah and conducts sessions in English. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.

How his approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. This approach can support someone dealing with anxiety, low mood, or repeated patterns like jealousy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thinking patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current trust and closeness. It can help people understand communication and connection struggles in their relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt them over time based on progress and feedback.

Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know what formats are supported. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets a therapist use tools from ACT and CBT between appointments, like brief exercises or homework that fit into daily routines.