My name is Jamie Matthews and I have been working as a counselor since 2007, and really enjoy helping people reach their treatment goals. I believe that counseling is about change, and believe people can change any behavior not working in their life. I started my career working in community mental health where I worked with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, and gained a great deal of experience helping individuals manage symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, severe depression symptoms, and severe anxiety symptoms. From 2007-2015 I did mainly group counseling sessions, and some individual counseling sessions using evidence based practices. From 2015-2021, I have worked as an Outpatient Therapist where I have worked with children, adults, and families in a community mental health setting. Since 2021, I have worked in my own private practice, where I have continued working with clients using mainly telehealth services. I have really enjoyed the ability to reach clients throughout Ohio and Florida. I continue to use CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, and other techniques to assist my clients in reaching their therapeutic goals.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During our first session we will work on learning the support that you need by going over what brings you to therapy, a brief history or past experience with counseling, family history, and goals that you would like to reach while in therapy.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have worked a great deal during my career to learn tools that can assist with managing stress, depression, anxiety, personality disorder, and other disorders. We are all different and working together we will find the right tools to assist you in finding ways to manage your life balance and overall wellbeing.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I started my career and continue to use the treatment strategies from CBT because they continue to prove to be helpful for long-term results. Many people tend to repeat patterns that are not working for them, but these patterns seem to soothe the brain. Because the brain's ultimate goal is to ensure our survival, it recognizes that even if reengaging in past behaviors may bring forth the same problems or results, we did in fact survive the previous experience. Especially during stressful times, this may seem better than risking the unknown for which the brain does not have any evidence of surviving. The need for comfort prevents us from seeing the problem for what it is, and from actively applying the strategies to move forward and change our lives for the better. It is a misguided attempt at protecting ourselves from hurt, rejection or failure and also gives us a ready-made excuse for when things don't go our way. By combining therapeutically proven strategies with practical tools and self-assessments, I like to teach people ways to understand the root of the problem, identify triggers, modify thoughts and behaviors, tap into the power of values and make a plan to stop vicious cycle of patterns in their tracks.
Attachment-based
Early attachment bonds have a strong influence over whether you believe you are fundamentally good or bad and whether you feel loved and cared for. This can shape self-concepts which tells you how to navigate your life and how to achieve the outcomes you want. It forms the basis for how you handle different situations as you grow older, from forging new relationships and working with others, to setting and attaining your goals, and preparing you to face new situations. I work with people to assist them in identifying their attachment style and its influence of every are of their life, connecting with their inner child, and start making positive changes in their life.
Collaborative Management and Assessment of Suicidality (CAMS)
This is used when a client reports having thoughts or a plan to end their life. This resource assists to assess and treat suicidal patients, and helped me to build confidence in working with suicidal patients to improve your patient outcomes
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT focuses on helping people accept the reality of their lives and their behaviors, as well as helping them learn to change their lives, including their unhelpful behaviors.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Certified in Mindfulness Meditation since 2022, and find that this can be helpful for everyone. Being able to be present focused, and learn ways to relax the body can be something some people have not experienced. Many times meditation is teaching someone who has never relaxed ways to relax which can really help to balance overall wellbeing. It can also help to slow other things down, and trying to do just one thing at a time, instead of dividing our attention all the time. Mindfulness is something that is always encouraged in my practice.
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