Matthew Sheft, LICSW, LCSW

Matthew Sheft is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigating stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. He focuses on improving self-esteem, communication, and coping skills so clients can manage daily challenges more easily. Matthew brings a calm, direct style to sessions and aims to make therapy practical and understandable.

He creates a compassionate, non-judgmental space for talking through difficult feelings. Sessions concentrate on identifying patterns that keep problems active and trying straightforward strategies to change them. Matthew uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all method.

Matthew draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s experience and pace. For emotion-focused concerns, he uses tools to deepen understanding of relationships and attachment dynamics.

With seven years of experience and credentials as a LICSW and an LCSW, Matthew practices in Florida. He works with a broad range of concerns such as addiction, trauma, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, and aging and geriatric issues. He also supports people dealing with career pressures, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are aimed at building skills, increasing self-understanding, and helping clients make tangible changes. Matthew will collaborate on goals and adjust the approach as progress unfolds. To begin, clients complete the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule based on available times.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Matthew commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in his work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and teaches practical strategies to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s experience and pace, giving space to reflect and to build self-understanding and self-compassion.

He also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and coping skills when feelings feel overwhelming or patterns cause repeated conflict. These approaches focus on skills you can practice between sessions as well as topics you bring to the meeting.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Matthew will discuss goals and preferences and tailor methods to what helps you most. He adjusts pacing and tools as progress is made, so the plan can change with your needs.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as the therapist’s profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use approaches like CBT and DBT skills coaching alongside deeper, client-centered conversation to support everyday changes.