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Matthew Pearce

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Matthew Pearce, LCSW

Florida

LCSW - Anger and family concerns

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW20162
  • NPI1174976120
  • Experience6 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationFlorida

About

  • CBT approaches
  • DBT skills
  • EMDR for trauma

About Matthew

Matthew Pearce is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with six years of direct therapy experience and additional background in social work. He supports adults facing issues such as family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship tension, anger, and coping with life changes.

He works in a straightforward, collaborative way. He sees clients as the experts on their own lives and focuses on practical steps they can use between sessions. Sessions include talking through problems, building clearer plans, and practicing skills to handle strong emotions like anger.

Matthew uses approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). He draws from those methods to help with emotion regulation, trauma processing, and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.

Clients who want help with parenting or creating life plans may find direct, action-oriented support. He has experience helping parents and young adults plan next steps and manage everyday stresses.

His work aims to make anger and frustration easier to notice and manage, not to promise any specific result. Sessions are practical and paced to each person’s needs. To begin, users follow the site’s process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How sessions work

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a plan that reflects the client's priorities. It helps when someone wants a therapist who follows their lead and helps clarify goals and next steps.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and to practice different responses when anger or frustration arise.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. These skills can be useful for reducing reactive responses and managing ongoing stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will discuss options and help decide which methods fit best for the client's goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can change as progress is made.

If you want to know which session formats are offered, confirm the current options before booking. The profile does not list specific formats, so checking lets you pick sessions that fit your routine. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work and family schedules, allow shorter or more frequent check-ins, and reduce travel time while focusing on real-life problems that occur between appointments.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesAnger managementCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He helps with family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting problems, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, anger, and coping with life changes.

How would he approach anger or temper issues?

He uses practical skills from CBT and DBT to help notice triggers, change unhelpful thoughts, and practice emotion regulation strategies.

What is his clinical background?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with six years of therapy experience and additional years in social work practice.

Where is he based and what credential does he hold?

He practices in Florida and holds the credential LCSW as documented in his profile.

Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with him?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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