- EMDR use
- EFT for couples
- Solution-focused steps
About Matthew
Matthew Miller is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - licensed in North Carolina with four years of clinical counseling experience and a long background as a military chaplain. He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and depression. He also lists specific focuses like attachment and abandonment, communication and control issues, dissociation, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
He brings experience working with trauma and with couples, and uses EMDR and Emotionally-Focused Therapy among other approaches. In sessions he aims to help people reconnect emotionally with partners and process traumatic memories. He also helps people who feel stuck by focusing on practical steps they can try between meetings.
Matthew combines approaches so the work can address both upsetting memories and current relationship patterns. EMDR is used to process distressing memories. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how partners respond to each other and the emotions that drive those patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set concrete goals and small changes to try right away.
He draws on his prior chaplaincy experience when people bring concerns tied to service, life transitions, or veteran and armed forces issues. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person's comfort, with attention to how past experiences shape present reactions.
People who come for help with guilt or shame, or who want support after trauma, will find work that addresses feelings, memory, and relationship patterns together. To begin, clients follow the site's matching steps and schedule a first session through the online process.
How his approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions shape interactions with a partner or significant other. Online sessions can be used to notice common interaction patterns, name the emotions underneath, and practice different ways of responding. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps process distressing memories by using guided attention and memory work. In remote sessions this can involve structured sets of bilateral stimulation and memory-focused steps adapted to a video meeting.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Matthew will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, discussing whether a memory-focused path, a relationship-oriented focus, or practical solution steps make the most sense. The plan can shift as progress and needs become clearer.
The practical benefit of online sessions is fitting therapy into everyday life more easily. Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking, since the biography does not list formats. Online options can make it simpler to fit appointments around work, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove the need to be on camera for parts of a session depending on what the therapist supports.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address related to guilt or shame?
He lists guilt and shame among his focus areas and works with trauma, relationship issues, and forgiveness that often relate to those feelings.
How does he approach feelings of guilt or shame in sessions?
He uses EMDR to process troubling memories and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address how emotions affect relationships, alongside solution-focused steps for practical change.
What is his professional background with trauma?
He has four years of clinical counseling experience and eighteen years as a military chaplain, with experience treating trauma, abuse, and post-traumatic stress.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is an LMFT licensed in Texas and North Carolina and is located in North Carolina for practice-related listings.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English only and he does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time according to the site's payment model.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site's process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.