The Whole of
You Matters.
Counseling is a collaborative, relational agreement where we work to create awareness, trust, and mutual understanding in a safe and confidential environment. In this context, clients are invited and helped to identify problems, desires, and goals they wish to address.
Counseling is a safe, judgment-free environment where we work together to explore your current situation, helping you gain the tools, understanding, and confidence needed in support of your goals. The following words help capture our philosophy and approach:
Collaboration. Creativity. Clinical Excellence. Connection. Commitment. Consent.
Counseling is a personal and sacred journey for each individual, couple, or family situation. In this setting, counseling is a professional way to come alongside, helping to make sense of specific problems, obstacles, or relational difficulties present. A place where areas impacting your mental and emotional wellbeing and your ability to function well in daily life can be explored, understood, and addressed.
Like other healthcare professionals, the primary aim in counseling is to first do no harm.
Faith and spiritual practices are powerful resources that can be integrated into the overall counseling approach unless there is an explicit desire by individuals to not integrate faith into their personal counseling experience. The treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and emotional or relational difficulties are some of the most common matters of focus in counseling. Through counseling we consider your history, context, experiences, beliefs, values, personality, identity, roles, and other factors to create a plan together to help you heal, reengage with fresh perspective and move forward.
A free, initial 30-minute consultation can be arranged. Please contact us for more details.
Types of counseling:
Solution-Focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
COUNSELOR
Matthew Cronin
I bring a compassionate and empathetic approach to my work as a therapist. With a background in community service, pastoral, and mission work, I have lived and worked in various countries and diverse cultural settings, allowing me to adapt my therapeutic approach to each client’s needs. Trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and other Evidence-Based approaches, I collaborate with clients to develop practical strategies for overcoming challenges and enhancing their quality of life.
Holding degrees in Theology, Pastoral Studies, and Counseling Psychology, I integrate a holistic and collaborative approach to address psychological, spiritual, and existential dimensions. I provide a warm and supportive therapeutic environment to help clients navigate life’s challenges, heal from the trauma of broken relationships, and learn to develop and pursue a meaningful and fulfilling life as they define it. Collaboratively we explore and develop the areas of Understanding, Connection, and Practice.
I live and am learning to thrive in Vancouver, WA, and work with clients in the Greater Portland/Vancouver Metro Area. My wife and I married in 1990, and we have two adult daughters. You can learn more and connect with me at https://matthewcronincounseling.com
