Therapist profile
Matthew Manz, LMHC
Iowa
Iowa LMHC - relationships and stress
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- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Iowa / 080281
- NPI
- 1447724794
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Iowa
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Narrative approaches
About Matthew
Matthew Manz is an Iowa Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with six years of clinical experience. He works with adults who are worn down by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, grief, and parenting worries. He also supports people coping with career pressure, midlife change, and issues around intimacy and family dynamics.
In sessions he focuses on what a person wants to change and how they get stuck. He listens to how patterns show up in daily life and points out small, practical steps a person can try between meetings. Conversations often include looking at thoughts that increase anxiety or shame and testing different ways of responding to others and to oneself.
Matthew uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s concerns and priorities. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought patterns and to build specific coping skills. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from repeated storylines and rewrite how they make sense of difficult experiences.
People who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or living around someone else’s moods often find sessions directly focused on boundaries and communication. He also works with those dealing with divorce or family of origin issues, and with men confronting guilt, control struggles, or workplace stress.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. New clients complete a short intake so Matthew can match the work to current needs. International clients are accepted, and services are offered in English.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Matthew combines Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Narrative Therapy to guide online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening to each person’s priorities and shaping sessions around their concerns. It helps when someone needs a steady, person-led place to sort out feelings and goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete strategies for managing anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful reactions to stress. Narrative Therapy helps people step back from tight, repeating stories about themselves and try new ways of describing their experiences.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and reactions to different techniques, and then collaborate on the plan that feels most useful. That shared decision makes it easier to test strategies and adjust what’s working.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises and narrative work to an online setting so clients can practice new responses between sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address related to relationships?
He helps people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and codependency patterns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a conversational, goal-focused style that centers on what the client wants to change and practical steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Matthew has six years of experience as a practicing mental health counselor.
What credential and location are listed for this therapist?
He is an Iowa Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing from Iowa.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.