Matthew Bridge, BACP
Matthew Bridge is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and a BACP registration.
- Stress & Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
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About Matthew
Matthew Bridge is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and a BACP registration. He offers calm, practical support for people coping with stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. He aims to create a respectful, sensitive space where people can talk through what feels difficult right now.
Matthew works directly with concerns linked to relationships and intimacy. He helps people navigate relationship tensions, communication problems and family conflict.
Background and approach
He also supports those dealing with grief, addictions and trauma-related issues in straightforward, step-by-step sessions. He has a particular focus on LGBT matters and on challenges such as self-esteem, anger and compassion fatigue. He also helps people who are managing long-term conditions like chronic pain or cancer, or grappling with parenting, adoption and attachment questions.
Sessions address practical problems such as sleeping, eating and workplace stress alongside emotional concerns. Matthew adapts sessions to each person’s needs rather than following a fixed script. He listens first, then works with the person to set clear short-term goals and steps to try between meetings.
Conversations are plain and direct, with an emphasis on what helps on an everyday level. For people new to therapy he offers guidance about how to get started and what to expect. He recognises taking that first step can be hard, and aims to make the process as manageable as possible.
Over time he helps people build skills to cope better and move forward at their own pace.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 400843 | September 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Matthew works with
Everything Matthew lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Matthew will listen to your concerns and preferences, then suggest options and adjust as you go. He treats the choice of method as collaborative, so you will have a say in what feels most useful and realistic for your life and goals.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is good when visual cues help the conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is low, and text options offer shorter check-ins or ongoing contact between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and let people choose what feels most practical for them.
Frequently asked
What concerns can Matthew help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression and a wide range of relationship and family issues. Additional focuses include grief, addictions, trauma and self-esteem.
What is his general approach to therapy?
Sessions are plain and direct, starting with listening and moving to clear short-term goals. He adapts conversation and plans to match each person’s needs.
How much professional experience does he have?
He has three years of professional experience working with clients in the UK.
What credentials and location does he hold?
He is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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