Mathew Roderick, BACP

Mathew Roderick is a United Kingdom based therapist with six years of professional experience who holds BACP credentials - BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. He has supported people dealing with stress, anxiety, eating and food-related concerns, low self-esteem, depression, motivation difficulties and issues affecting confidence.

Mathew takes a collaborative, nonjudgmental approach, helping clients to express difficult thoughts and feelings and to explore patterns that affect daily life and relationships. He draws on a range of techniques to address problems such as addiction, relationship and family strain, trauma and abuse, sleep disturbances, grief, and intimacy-related challenges, while also offering coaching for career and parenting concerns.

He is experienced working with a wide spectrum of additional concerns including avoidant personality traits, body image, control issues, drug and alcohol addiction, obsessions and compulsions, phobias, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, sexual assault and social anxiety. Mathew accepts international clients and offers sessions through video, phone, live chat and in-app messaging. If Mathew seems like a possible fit, prospective clients are invited to reach out to begin the process.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Mathew often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - a practical, skills-based approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT can be effective for problems such as anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, obsessions and compulsions, and many stress-related issues.

He also draws on Motivational Interviewing, a collaborative style that helps people clarify their goals and find internal motivation for change. This approach is useful when working on addictions, ambivalence about change, and lifestyle goals related to health and wellbeing.

Psychodynamic therapy is part of his toolkit as well - it explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and relationships, which can help with long-standing interpersonal difficulties, trauma responses and identity concerns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Mathew works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone provide a near face-to-face experience, while live chat and text-based messaging can suit those who prefer shorter or more frequent touchpoints. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access registered professionals from different locations.