- Client-centered
- Mindfulness-based
- Goal focused
About Micki
Micki Matthews is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people find steadiness in busy, chaotic lives. Micki uses practical coping strategies and creative tools to support everyday changes. She centers sessions on each person's priorities and goals.
Her work starts with listening. She uses a client-centered approach to help reduce distressing thoughts and create healthier patterns. Mindfulness exercises are used to ease anxiety and help reframe negative or intrusive thinking.
Micki blends elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and solution-focused techniques to keep work goal-directed and useful. For people affected by trauma, she integrates trauma-focused ideas to address symptoms and safety. Sessions aim to help people identify where they want to go and take clear steps toward that direction.
She has a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and a decade of direct practice experience. Her background includes supporting adolescents, individuals, and families in clinical settings. Micki emphasizes practical steps clients can try between sessions to build momentum.
Clients can expect a warm, steady approach that centers their values and priorities. She offers coaching-style support for life transitions and guidance around relationships, parenting stress, grief, and identity concerns. The overall aim is clearer direction and more manageable day-to-day coping.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist creates space to hear what matters most and build goals from there, which helps with relationship worries, self-esteem, and life transitions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It supports committed action toward personal values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and finding life purpose.
Mindfulness therapy uses short attention and breathing practices to reduce anxiousness and interrupt cycles of intrusive thinking. These skills are practical tools people can use between sessions to manage day-to-day stress.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods over time. Sessions are shaped together so the work feels relevant and realistic.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are set by the practice. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, require less travel time, support brief check-ins, or allow someone to use fewer devices or turn off video when they prefer. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work well in remote settings while focusing on practical skills and steady progress.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Micki address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, self esteem and issues related to LGBT identity.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered. She blends client-centered listening with mindfulness, ACT, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused elements.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Micki has ten years of experience working in clinical settings with adolescents, individuals, and families.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking to ensure the format fits your needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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