Matt Givens

Matt Givens helps people who are feeling stuck, worn out, or overwhelmed find clearer footing. He recognizes how hard it is to make the first appointment and keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Matt speaks plainly about goals, coping skills, and repairing relationships so people can move forward with less fear and more confidence.

Matt is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LIMFT and LMFT - with 16 years of experience in Indiana. He focuses on trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, stress, and relationship concerns. He also works with parenting strain, fatherhood issues, first responder concerns, and problems around money and life purpose.

His approach blends client-centered conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused methods. He uses EMDR as one option to address lingering trauma symptoms and draws on solution-focused and existential ideas to help clients set meaningful goals. Sessions include skill-building for stress, anxiety, and mood management plus work on communication and boundaries where needed.

Matt aims for a nonjudgmental relationship that supports healing and change. He invites clients to try practical strategies, test what works, and adjust the plan together. The pace and focus are shaped by each persons needs and what they want to achieve.

To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. Matt practices in Indiana and conducts sessions in English.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Matt draws on trauma-focused methods and client-centered work to guide sessions. Trauma-focused therapy focuses on addressing the lasting effects of traumatic events and helping people reduce flashbacks, avoidance, and distress tied to those memories. Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, using listening and reflection to build insight and self-directed change.

He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps and teaches practical skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. These approaches are used together to match what a person needs in the moment and over time, and the choice of methods is decided collaboratively with the client based on goals and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. The main practical benefits are fitting sessions into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and keeping continuity when life gets hectic. Online work can make it easier to check in during a break at work, attend from another part of town, or choose a shorter session when that fits better. The therapist will discuss which therapeutic tools and formats best support your goals during the initial planning conversation.