About Matthew
Prior to qualifying as an IFS practitioner, Matthew completed initial counselling training in 2014 with the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB).
His IFS training took place in 2023 through IFS UK, an international partner of the IFS Institute in America, who deliver training courses developed and taught by the model's founder, Richard Schwartz, and other lead trainers from his team.
Alongside his private practice Matthew has significant experience working with young people; at post 16 level within a school context and 18 plus in higher educational settings. Plus he has also facilitated a large number of support groups in various contexts.
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Having originally trained as a dancer, singer and actor, and later a Pilates practitioner, Matthew brings a naturally creative and somatic edge to his work with clients.
His own journey has included many years of personal therapy, which certainly led to many very positive changes in life. However, it wasn’t until encountering IFS that he began to heal more deeply from his own experiences of trauma.
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For Matthew, the IFS movement offers a hopeful and compassionate paradigm, now central to how he and his family lead their lives.
