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Michigan

Matthew Pierson, LPC, CAADC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Livonia, MIOnline Therapy
License #640101513211 years of experienceAges 16+

Hello, and thank you for visiting my profile! All of us experience life differently, and finding the right therapist can be challenging. Every relationship is different, and I prioritize healthy therapeutic relationships with all clients.

Hope and self-acceptance are important. We can discover hope and achieve self-acceptance by promoting resiliency, implementing assertive communication, and improving confidence. My 10+ years of experience is culminated by using approaches from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. These interventions have helped individuals enduring challenges with depression, anxiety, addiction, impulse control, intrusive thoughts, and forming relationships.

So, what does a better life look like? Is it learning a new outlook? Are you looking for new strategies to help you navigate? Could your own confidence and self-esteem use some improvement? Allow me to help. Let's explore the barriers holding you back!

I work with

IndividualsTeens

Accepted insurances

  • 6 Degrees
  • 90 Degree Benefits
  • Aegis LLC
  • Aetna/ First Health
  • Aetna
  • Aetna Affordable Health Choices/ Aetna Voluntary
  • Aetna EAP
  • Allstate Benefits (through Allied Benefit Systems)
  • American Continental (Aetna Senior Supplemental)
  • Assured Benefit Administrators
  • Boon-Chapman Administrators/ Wellnet Healthcare
  • Christian Brothers Services

I specialize in

  • BIPOC Allied
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Victim/Survivor of Abuse or Other Interpersonal Crime
  • Cognitive Therapy
  • Parenting
  • Work or Career Stress
  • Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
  • Co-Occurring/Dual Diagnosis
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Panic Attacks
  • Narcissism

Treatment approaches

  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Cognitive Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Interpersonal
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
  • Trauma Focused

Communities I work with

  • BIPOC Allied
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Victim/Survivor of Abuse or Other Interpersonal Crime
  • Bisexual/Pansexual Allied
  • Gay Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Transgender Allied
  • Military/Veteran Allied
  • First Responders/Law Enforcement
  • LGBTQIA+ Allied

Education

Master of Arts in Counselor Education

Wayne State UniversityGraduated 2015

Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor