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Matthew Biermacher, LPC

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Matthew

Matthew Biermacher is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who blends systems-oriented thinking with practical, evidence-informed methods to help people move from surviving to choosing.

Background and approach

Drawing on Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive and skills-based practices, he helps clients explore how patterns and parts of self influence emotions, relationships, and daily functioning. Matthew emphasizes building a collaborative, trusting relationship so clients can better understand where problems originate and how change becomes possible.

With five years of clinical experience in Texas, Matthew works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, career transitions, parenting challenges, and depression. He also addresses areas such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, attachment and abandonment issues, kink and alternative sex culture, blended family dynamics, and communication or control problems.

Matthew frames therapy as a cooperative process focused on identifying specific problem factors and developing actionable steps toward the client’s goals.

Integrating approaches for online healing and growth

Matthew often draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients notice and understand different parts of themselves, exploring how protective and vulnerable parts shape feelings and behavior. This approach can be useful for people dealing with inner conflict, shame, or repeating patterns. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which supports work on anxiety, depression, and stress-related patterns. In addition, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to teach practical emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness techniques that help in high-intensity moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Matthew works with clients to match methods to their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities so treatment feels relevant and doable. Together they assess which blend of internal exploration and skills training best supports progress and make adjustments as needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit work, family, and life responsibilities. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions provide an audio-only option, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing coaching, check-ins, or skills practice between sessions. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or work while maintaining continuity of care and adapting to a client's schedule.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Matthew commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and self-esteem issues, career and parenting challenges, sleeping problems, anger, depression, ADHD, and related areas such as compassion fatigue, attachment concerns, and blended family dynamics.
What is his therapeutic style and approach?
Matthew uses a systems-oriented and solution-focused stance combined with evidence-based methods like CBT and DBT to help clients identify problem factors and build practical coping strategies.
What is his professional background and experience?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with five years of clinical experience working with a variety of emotional and relational concerns in Texas.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He holds a Texas LPC credential, TX LPC 82175, and practices with a Texas-based license.
Does he work with clients who speak other languages or live abroad?
Sessions are conducted in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to engage in therapy based on their needs and schedule.
How is cost and payment handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English