Matthew Frank
Compassionate, skills-focused therapy for everyday struggles
LICSW Minnesota
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Matthew
Matthew Frank is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
He approaches each person as the expert of their own story and works from a strengths-based perspective to build practical skills and new ways of coping. With three years of professional experience, Matthew centers collaboration and empowerment in the therapy relationship to help clients move toward clearer values and daily functioning.
He draws on evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to tailor interventions to individual needs. Matthew pays particular attention to communication difficulties, feelings of guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose and self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
Licensed in Minnesota as an LICSW, he offers flexible formats to fit different schedules and preferences while helping clients identify concrete steps forward.
Applying CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness in Online Therapy
Matthew often incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and reshape unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, a practical approach that is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and social worries. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another part of his work, focusing on clarifying values, accepting difficult feelings, and committing to meaningful action when avoidance gets in the way. He also uses mindfulness practices to build present-moment awareness and emotion regulation skills, which can reduce reactivity and support coping with stress and trauma.Finding the right approach is collaborative rather than predetermined. Matthew will work together with each client to explore which combination of techniques feels most useful, adapting strategies to fit individual goals, preferences, and life circumstances as therapy progresses.
Online therapy with him is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and practice therapeutic skills in real-world settings between appointments.
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Experience
3+ years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English