Joshua Matthews is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, Chronic Relapse, Family Conflict, Internet Addiction, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Click on my website if you’d like to watch a video explainer of my therapy approach. I help people create pathways to full recovery from psychoemotional problems – and to greater joy and fulfillment in their lives. I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, psychosis and addiction – and specialize in couples and family therapy as well. My approach is different than most therapy and psychiatry in that it’s not just about “symptom reduction” or “symptom management” – happiness is about experiencing the feelings you do want, not just the ones you don’t.. I am also an original theorist, researcher, and professor – my “multidimensional developmental theory of substance addiction” (MDT) essentially rewrites the foundational rules of what addiction and recovery are, what is possible in recovery, and what a recovery process might look like. A PDF of my theory is available on my website. My model proposes that people can fully recover from addiction – and the degree to which they do is a fun