Matthew Goldreich , BACP

Matthew Goldreich offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can reflect on how they relate to themselves and others and begin to explore new ways of feeling accepted and making meaningful change. He supports work on specific problems as well as broader self-awareness, moving at a pace that suits each person and focusing on understanding patterns that maintain distress.

Working from a psychodynamic perspective, Matthew helps clients examine how current feelings and behaviours are shaped by earlier relationships and life experiences. This approach emphasises that increased self-knowledge can reduce inner conflict and open up possibilities for different choices and ways of being. Sessions invite open expression without censorship, with careful attention to the thoughts, feelings and images that arise during therapy; he offers gentle direction to help clients stay engaged and accountable through the process.

Matthew is a registered member of the BACP, the UK professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists, and completed MSc-level clinical training at the University of Exeter. He holds an MSc in Psychology from Birkbeck College, University of London, and is undertaking further clinical doctoral training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the University of Exeter. His clinical work addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression, as well as issues such as addictions, grief, intimacy problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career challenges and coping with life changes.

Psychodynamic and Attachment Work Online

Matthew integrates psychodynamic therapy with attachment-informed ideas to help people understand how past relationships shape present emotions and behaviour. Psychodynamic therapy explores unconscious patterns and early relational influences to increase self-understanding and reduce inner conflict, which can be helpful for long-standing mood, relationship and identity difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how attachment styles formed in early relationships affect current connections with others and can support work on intimacy, communication and trust issues. Mindfulness Therapy may be used alongside these approaches to bring present-moment awareness to difficult feelings and to build skills for responding rather than reacting.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Matthew works collaboratively to identify what best fits each person's needs, goals and preferences. He discusses options, adapts methods over time and supports clients in choosing pathways that feel most useful to them.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging all allow people to access therapists from different locations and at times that suit their schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy around work and family commitments, and continue therapeutic work when in-person meetings are not possible, while working with licensed professionals and therapists who use established clinical approaches.