Contact Information Gary Matthews, Ph.D. Phone: 512-329-0951 extension 300 Fax: 512-329-0231

Offering:

Individual psychotherapy and counseling
Marital therapy
Family therapy
Psychological testing and evaluation
Organizational assessment and Coaching

Age range of clients for therapy, counseling, and assessments:

Ages 6 through early adolescence in the context of family therapy.
Older adolescents
Adults and seniors

Types of problems:

Depression, anxiety, loss and grief, adjustment to life changes, adjustment to changes in health, severe mental illness in conjunction with psychiatric care, chemical dependence, and head injuries.

Organizational assessment and Coaching may be done with Dynamic Strategies.

Work with seniors may be done with Psychological and Counseling Services to the Elderly, in which I partner with Anne Carlson, Ph.D., Licensed Professional Counselor.




Theoretical approach:

Psychoanalytic, developmental, cognitive, and social learning theories maintain that we learn how to love and how to work from others, beginning with our parent or parental figures. Most of the time, and in most situations, what we have learned works well for us. However, we develop ‘problems’ when what we have learned does not work well in new situations. Psychotherapy and counseling helps us consider what we have learned, why it is not working for us, and how we might learn to love and work in new ways. Feelings and thoughts that we are aware of, that is, are conscious of, can be examined, as well as feelings and thoughts that we have forgotten and pushed aside and have become unconscious.

Fees:

My fees are $110 for a 50 minute hour session for psychotherapy and counseling services. I am on several insurance panels, so please contact your insurance representative to see if I am covered by your plan. Fees for Organizational Assessment and Coaching work are set in individual contracts.

Education:

The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, 1970
San Francisco Theological Seminary, B.D., 1965
The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in Mathematics, 1959

Interests:

Family
Visiting friends
Learning German and Russian
Christian and Jewish studies