Shaffer Counseling Solutions PC is a private psychotherapy practice for adults, adolescents, and children (age 9 & up), operating in both Illinois and Colorado. As of March 2020, all counseling services are provided via HIPAA-compliant telehealth video platform. This change in format is a result of the ongoing COVID-19 precautions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control.
Therapy is provided for individuals, as well as couples and families.
**Beginning in July of 2020, Matt Shaffer, LCSW has opened a new practice in the Denver, CO area. Pending changes in federal, state, and local COVID-19 guidelines, counseling services will be offered using the same HIPAA-compliant telehealth video platform. In-person services will commence following joint decision-making with patients, and in adherence with federal, state, and local guidelines. **
Practice Location for Colorado-based patients: 3570 E. 12th Ave, Denver, CO 80206 and telehealth video
Phone: (720) 726-2263
Email: matt@shaffercounseling.com
Matt Shaffer, LCSW believes the most important part of helpful & effective treatment is the relationship between the therapist and client.
This relationship is built with trust and without judgment, in a way that promotes openness and honesty.
Empathy and compassion are also cornerstones of the treatment relationship;
Matt possesses these qualities in spades, and is easy to talk to, friendly, and engaging.
Matt helps his clients understand the way their thoughts, feelings, and actions are inter-related. This understanding is built within the context of his clients’ past and present, leading to insight into previous patterns and current issues.
Cultural humility has been a longstanding cornerstone of Matt’s clinical practice, including work with individuals identifying as members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals of color, and members of historically marginalized communities. Matt encourages all clients to explore system factors that contribute to various forms of privilege, income inequality, educational inequity, and structural racism.
In technical terms, Matt uses Cognitive & Behavioral Therapy approaches, along with principles of Self-Psychology that explore unmet developmental needs. He also teaches clients Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to help improve Emotion Regulation.
For couples therapy, Matt also incorporates the Gottman Method and Catherall’s Emotional Safety Model. In family therapy sessions, Matt extensively uses Family Systems Theory.
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