Staff
Davenport
Matt incorporates CBT, DBT, EMDR, Play Therapy including Sand Tray, faith-based approaches, trauma-based approaches, and other modalities into his work.
Matt is a military veteran of 10 years and continues to serve in the reserves. Matt has fostered several professional partnerships with local first responders including police and sheriff's departments, fire departments, ambulatory departments, dispatch centers, and corrections facilities. Matt is a Certified First Responder Counselor (2024). Matt serves the greater eastern Iowa and western Illinois community by directly contacting and continuing to foster stronger and deeper relationships with first responders who are able and willing to create change for themselves and their departments. Matt also does school-based therapy through local high schools. Matt is very down to earth and is eager to help anyone who walks through the door. Matt accepts clients as young as 3 years old and up. Matt does offer in-person support and virtual telehealth.
Matt is licensed in Iowa, Illinois, and Wyoming.
Bachelor's of Arts- Judson University
Master's of Science- Upper Iowa University
challenges, by providing a safe space to express themselves. I’ve worked in a variety of
mental health settings since 2013 and integrate those experiences into my therapeutic
practice. I adjust my approach to meet clients’ needs using tools that help people
engage in self-reflection, problem solving, and skill building to understand the
capabilities they have to make change and move forward.
Through social work practices I focus on resource building and self-determination for
the client to guide the direction of their therapy. As a registered dance/movement
therapist I focus on movement interventions mixed with writing and/or drawing exercises
or music to show how if we move differently, we can change what we think and how we
feel.
My training includes Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and
Seeking Safety, and I earned my Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern
California. Primary issues I’ve supported clients through include depression, anxiety,
PTSD, interpersonal conflict, life transitions, grief, and chronic health issues.
I want to create a safe space for you to be your genuine and authentic self. I listen to understand, and will work with you through the obstacles you are facing. You don’t have to do this alone. Let’s start your healing journey today, together.
I have experience working with a variety of populations and ages, particularly those surviving through domestic violence, marital issues, family conflict, sexual assault, juvenile court, HHS involvement, postpartum depression, homelessness, addiction, trauma, grief, psychosis, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and many more.
Taking the leap can feel scary, but it doesn’t have to be. I can’t wait to meet you!
I can help individuals by listening to their story and invest in the person emotionally and with empathy. I can help challenge what is known as negative thinking patterns to help create a more stable sense of self and reality.
I encourage anyone who understands that therapy, in and of itself, is a working relationship and is ready to work on improving themselves and their lives. I will be more than happy to help guide you on a path to the type of stable life and relationships that you wish to build.
Cedar Rapids
Depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, explosive anger, relationship problems, and addiction are the natural consequences of trauma. You don't deserve to feel like this. Help and support is available whenever you are ready.
I believe it is a privilege and an honor to accompany those I work with along their journey to their most authentic and true self. I find myself in constant awe of the resiliency of the human spirit and the power of family, including chosen family. I strive to empower those I serve to find and develop their strengths in order to make themselves whole again.
I am a licensed therapist, certified trauma professional, and Veteran, who utilizes an integrated approach of several evidence-based body therapy techniques including, but not limited to somatic experiencing and bi-lateral therapies. I specialize in teaching tools for reducing negative symptoms of trauma as well as depression and anxiety disorders.
Unprocessed memories may trigger body sensations that dictate how you respond to your world. If these responses to triggers are presenting problems in your life, there is hope in minimizing those stored negative body sensations that are presenting a problem.
I can help with problems stemming from depression, anxiety, grief, substance use, divorce, parenting, child and adult behavioral challenges, interpersonal conflict resolution, and life span development challenges. Typical modalities that I employ are Cognitive Behavioral, Psychoanalytical, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused, Family Systems, Adlerian, and Attachment Theory approaches. Primary populations served range from ages 5 and up.
