Matthew Black, NCPS

Matthew Black uses a person-centred way of working to help people navigate loss, stress and uncertain life changes. He meets people with respect and sensitivity, and aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's needs. His approach is down to earth and practical, with space to talk and reflect.

Matthew has five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. He has worked with people coping with grief, depression and anxiety, and with those facing addiction or ongoing stress. He also supports people dealing with relationship issues, self-esteem concerns and compassion fatigue.

His practice includes work around gender dysphoria, hoarding, intellectual disability, personality disorders, phobias and non-monogamous relationship dynamics. Matthew uses Client-Centred Therapy alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to match techniques to the issue at hand.

In sessions he focuses on listening first, then helping people set manageable goals. He adapts the pace to what feels right, introducing practical strategies like thought records or emotion regulation skills when they fit the person's needs.

Matthew encourages people to make small, steady changes rather than sudden overhauls. He describes therapy as a cooperative process where people decide what matters most. He offers supportive guidance while people work through difficult moments and build clearer ways forward.

How Matthew blends therapeutic approaches in online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space and follows the person’s lead to work out what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and provides practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving how someone copes in stressful moments.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Matthew will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and then suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adapted over time as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around daily life and reducing travel time. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the options available before booking. Online sessions can make regular check-ins easier to maintain and allow the use of worksheets, thought records and skills practice between meetings so therapy can fit into a busy routine.