Matthew Federici, LMHC
Florida · 10 years in practice
Matthew Federici is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship struggles.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH17083 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1790256501 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Matthew
Matthew Federici is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship struggles. He works with adults who are facing grief, trauma, parenting stress, career changes, or challenges with sleep and eating. Matthew takes a practical, conversational approach so people can talk through what matters most to them.
Matthew uses existential ideas alongside client-centered and cognitive approaches to help people name what feels meaningful and what feels stuck.
Background and approach
He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to help clients build clearer values and steadier relationships. Sessions are focused on clear goals and usable strategies rather than jargon. He has worked in counseling since 2016 in general mental health and substance-use settings.
That background gives him experience with a wide range of concerns, from mood disorders to addiction and trauma. He brings ten years of experience to each session and adapts techniques to the person in front of him. Matthew is a Florida licensed mental health counselor - LMHC.
He sees people from across Florida and conducts sessions in English. He combines straightforward conversation with proven behavioral tools to help clients make small, sustainable changes. People who prefer a reflective, values-focused conversation tend to do well with his style.
His goal is to help each person find clearer direction, fewer symptoms that get in the way, and practical steps they can use between sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Matthew lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Matthew names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Matthew often blends existential ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches. Existential work focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility and can help when life changes feel overwhelming. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them while clarifying personal values. Attachment-Based approaches look at patterns in relationships and help people build steadier connections and understand how past bonds affect current reactions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Matthew will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients and therapist decide together which tools and perspectives feel most useful for the challenges at hand.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls support face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a busy day, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and text messaging works well for ongoing notes or quick support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while using the approaches above to address stress, relationships, addiction, and other concerns.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Matthew commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and grief, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Matthew combines existential, client-centered, and cognitive techniques to focus on what gives life meaning and what practical steps help day to day.
How much experience does he have?
He has worked in professional counseling since 2016 and brings ten years of clinical experience in mental health and substance-use settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Florida LMHC - licensed mental health counselor - and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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