{"id":5,"date":"2021-06-18T23:21:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T23:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5565.temp.domains\/~mattmim1\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:05:18","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mattmillscounseling.com\/?page_id=5","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mattmillscounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Headshot-930x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-454\" style=\"width:480px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mattmillscounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Headshot-930x1024.jpg 930w, https:\/\/mattmillscounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Headshot-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/mattmillscounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Headshot-767x845.jpg 767w, https:\/\/mattmillscounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Headshot.jpg 969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for taking the time to visit my page! I&#8217;m Matt, a Licensed Professional Counselor \u2013 Mental Health Service Provider in the State of Tennessee and a National Certified Counselor. Most of my work is helping men navigate anxiety through divorce, breakups, and major life transitions. Whether you&#8217;re in the middle of a separation, adjusting to life after a relationship ends, or just feeling stuck and anxious about where things are headed, I help you work through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I grew up in northern New Jersey playing ice hockey and working as a summer camp counselor through high school. I graduated from Syracuse University in 2009 with a BA in Psychology, then spent two years working in the mountains of Utah and Montana before returning to the New York City area and the corporate world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My own therapy, along with my volunteer experiences in New York City, inspired me to give my full time to providing a one-on-one safe space for people. I moved to Tennessee in 2013 and earned my M.Ed. in Human Development Counseling from Vanderbilt University in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For over 11 years I&#8217;ve worked with youth, adults, and families as a School Counselor, a School-Based Therapist, and a Clinical Therapist at a non-profit. My work has especially focused on making a difference for people who are homeless, marginalized, and affected by systemic injustices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I bring a strengths-based, empowerment-focused approach to our work together \u2014 we&#8217;re building toward who you want to be on the other side of this. I&#8217;m trained in EMDR and currently working toward full certification, and I also draw on person-centered, experiential, and mindfulness-based methods depending on what you need. I also offer couples counseling for partners working through conflict or disconnection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Beyond the primary focus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While divorce, breakups, and anxiety are the heart of my practice, I also work with the LGBTQ+ community, neurodivergent clients, and those processing trauma. I provide care from a non-religious, trauma-informed, and open-and-affirming lens \u2014 you can expect me to meet you exactly where you are, without judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I consider myself a work in progress, too. I attend my own therapy, and I have lived experience with divorce and parenting, which shapes how I show up with clients navigating similar terrain. I live in Nashville with my partner, our daughter and two step kids, and a dog-like cat named Alice. I enjoy family time, live music, games, reading, and watching movies and sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Credentials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M.Ed. in Human Development Counseling, Vanderbilt University (2015) | BA in Psychology, Syracuse University (2009) | Licensed Professional Counselor \u2013 Mental Health Service Provider, State of Tennessee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my page! I&#8217;m Matt, a Licensed Professional Counselor \u2013 Mental Health Service Provider in the State of Tennessee and a National Certified Counselor. Most of my work is helping men navigate anxiety through divorce, breakups, and major life transitions. 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