Senior Mental Health Clinician
Matthew Spikes, M.Ed, LPC
Matt is an LPC, with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and an M.Ed. in counselor education from Texas Tech University, where he had the opportunity to guest teach.
As a counselor, Matt has worked with groups, adolescents, adults, and couples in various inpatient and outpatient settings. He has also worked with a variety of students, both traditional and nontraditional, and with incarcerated juveniles and various clients at other sites, experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, mood disorders, trauma, substance use, psychosis, and crisis.
What drives Matt is the possibility of making a positive change in his clients’ lives. He’s dedicated to changing the trajectory of your mental health so you can have a better chance at reaching your goals and experience a meaningful life with fewer mental health symptoms.
As a clinician, Matt utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to decrease negative thoughts and increase target behaviors. He uses dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) informed approach to teach his clients how to regulate emotion, improve interpersonal skills, and increase resilience. Matt often uses DBT to focus on increasing mindfulness utilizing meditation and breathing exercises. However, he’s a practical counselor, open to utilizing other modes of therapy to best suit his clients’ needs. Matt is open to working with adolescents, adults, and couples who experience anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, other mental health symptoms, or who are in periods of transition.
Counseling Approach
Modalities practiced.
Counseling Services
- Individual Counseling
- Couples Counseling
- Online Therapy in Texas
Age Groups
- Adolescents (Ages 13–17)
- Adults (Ages 18 and over)
- Elder Adults (Ages 65 and over)
Insurance & Payment
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Curative EAP
- Medicare
- Molina
- Most Major EAPs
- Scott & White Health Plan
- Tricare
- United/Optum
Areas of Focus
Specialty focus
- Addiction and Substance Abuse
- ADHD
- Anxiety (Veteran-specific)
- Divorce and Relationship Recovery
- Marital Enrichment
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- Relationship Issues
- Veterans Counseling
General areas of focus
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Concerns
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief and Loss Recovery
- Healthy Communication Skills
- Identity Development
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Self-Esteem
- Stress Management
- Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm
- Trauma Recovery
