Art Matthews
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- Anxiety
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- Depression
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Office
- Contact:
- 480-238-5841
Treatment Offered
- Therapy Orientation:
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Existential, Humanistic, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Age Focus:
- Seniors, Adults
- Specialities:
- Gay Lesbian Issues, Mood Disorders, Anxiety or Fears, Relationship Issues, Elderly Persons Disorders, Loss or Grief, Thinking Disorders, Depression, Finding Your Purpose in Life
- Treatment Modality:
- Individuals, Groups
- Ethnicity:
- Any Ethnicity
- Sexual Orientation:
- Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Any Orientation
- Religious Beliefs:
- Any Religion
- Last updated:
- Apr 01, 2013
- Website:
- Art Matthews, MA LPC
- Find me on:
- Google+
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- Life Is Worth Living Because...
- “I choose to see and create worth in my life. ”
- About My Work
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“Art Matthews, MA LPC operates a small private therapy practice under the business name of AZ Body-Mind Counseling and works as a full-time counselor for a graduate university of health sciences located in Mesa, Arizona. Art has been counseling for over 12 years, providing face-to-face and distance counseling services. His practice is focused on providing individual and group counseling, helping people deal with stress, anxiety, panic, moods, grief/loss, and developmental life issues.
Art has a deep appreciation for honoring and embracing people of different cultural and sociological perspectives, having initiated the SafeZone for All Project on the campus where he works. Art has specialized in working with adults, mature adults and people who are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans.
In 2009, Art Matthews became a Distance Credentialed Counselor, skilled and knowledgable in the use of computer and telephonic technology in counseling across distance. Following the American Counseling Association Ethics, the National Board for Certified Counselors Ethics and the Laws of the State of Arizona, Art only provides distance counseling services to clients who reside in the State of Arizona.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am not a prescribing provider; therefore, I cannot answer questions related to medications, herbal suppliments or other medical treatments for mental and behavioral health concerns. Questions related to those issues should be directed to a psychiatrist, MD, DO or naturopathic physician.”
- My Story
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“Art completed a Master of Arts degree in Community Counseling from a CACREP Accredited program at Southeast Missouri State University. He completed practicum, internship and licensure hours while working in university centers for health and counseling. His professional experience since that time has included mental health counseling in higher education, in community agencies and in hospital outpatient programs. In 2009, he opened his private practice, AZ Body-Mind Counseling, which has grown impressively since opening.
Art's clinical approach combines facets of Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy), Developmental Theory of Human Development, Humanistic Counseling Theory and Mindfulness Interventions. His style of counseling is personal, accepting, and compassionate.
Art enjoys learning more about Mindfulness Meditation Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-based Therapy Interventions. He believes strongly in the Body-Mind-Spirit Connection and suggests each client addresses interventions that positively influence their Body, Mind and Spirit. Each compenent of human wellness is embodied in the others and each component both influences and is influenced by the others. Through therapy that addresses the Body-Mind-Spirit, his clients can achieve balance and move forward with their lives.”
Qualification
| Years in Practice: | 10+ Years |
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| Graduated from: | Southeast Missouri State University |
| Year Graduated: | 1999 |
| Licensed?: | Yes |
| License issued in: | Arizona |
| License Nr.: | LPC-10461 |
| License Expiry: | Jan 2014 |
| Other Credentials: | Certificate, National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), 1999 |
Remote Therapy
| Phone Counseling: | Yes |
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| Online Counseling: | Yes |
| Technologies: | MD Live Care, Skype |
Please use the contact form on this page to find out more about the provider's remote therapy options
Cost & Payment Modalities
| Avg Cost (session): | $80 - $119 |
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| Accepts Insurance: | Yes |
| Insurances accepted: | BlueCross and/or BlueShield, MHN/Managed Health Network, Other, Cigna, Out of Network, Health Net, Humana |
| Accepts Credit Cards: | Yes |
| Online Payments accepted: | Yes |
Please verify costs and payment modalities before you arrange your first visit
Art Matthews's Most Recent Activity on Choose Help
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 01:35 - Apr 30, 2013 A mouse or a man: how can I stop being a wimp?
I am not a man I am a wimp. When you lay it bare on the table that’s basically the number one problem in my life. Why am I so scared of confrontations? Is there some way I can learn to have more courage so that when someone looks me in the eye when ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 07:42 - Apr 26, 2013 Could studying about psychology cause me to ruminate and relapse into depression?
I have had bad bouts of depression. I am returning this fall to school as an adult student. I would like to major in psychology to become a counselor. I think I will really be able to empathize with what people are dealing with. Rumination is a ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 04:27 - Apr 10, 2013 Does a therapist have to report me if I committed a sex crime?
If I want to talk to a therapist and one of the things I want to talk about is a sexual crime I did last year that I am very ashamed of. Will the therapist have to report me to the police? Also is it likely that a therapist will be willing to work ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 02:40 - Apr 01, 2013 Can meditation help my troubled marriage?
Can meditation help my wife and I rekindle our spark. I do not know a lot about Buddhist meditation but as I understand it it can increase feelings of warmth and compassion toward other people. My wife and I are going through a tough time right now ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 02:17 - Apr 01, 2013 Will I eventually get depression if I have a family history?
There is a history of major depression in my family. My father had it and he committed suicide. I am 21 and I am fine. I am very worried though because of the genetic risk. Should I take an omega 3 supplement? What can I do to reduce my risk of ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 02:14 - Apr 01, 2013 Will I eventually get depression if I have a family history?
There is a history of major depression in my family. My father had it and he committed suicide. I am 21 and I am fine. I am very worried though because of the genetic risk. Should I take an omega 3 supplement? What can I do to reduce my risk of ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 06:02 - Mar 11, 2013 Is it time to move in if we are constantly fighting about her drinking?
I am in a very volatile relationship which is weird because I am normally a calm man. For the last 6 months I have been very serious with my new girlfriend, but we fight like cats and dogs at least once a week. Normally I would not be able to stand ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 09:09 - Feb 24, 2013 Could a trauma I don't remember affect my ability to trust today?
I just found out that I was sexually abused by my uncle when I was 5 years old. I don’t want to get too graphic but he was naked and he was making me touch him. My mom walked in on it. They decided at the time not to press charges but that explains ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 04:43 - Jan 28, 2013 What is this thing I'm feeling? I don't feel like myself!
I am 24. I broke up with my fiancée 2 months ago and it was really devastating. Since then I feel like something is really WRONG WITH ME. Sometimes I feel fine and then I’ll fall into this place where I don’t feel like I am myself anymore and I am ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 09:25 - Jan 24, 2013 Why don't I have friends? Because I'm unappealing or bitchy?
I am overweight and ugly. I can stand this but it effects my thinking in ways that are not good. Whenever I meet someone I just know they are thinking about my appearance. If they act nice then I assume they are pitying and if they are not nice then ...
