MATTHEW PAYMAR

A B O U T  M E:  I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Minnesota ( LPCC #cc00275 ), and California (LPCC #9600), and hold a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota. In addition, I have received advanced post-graduate training as a Psychotherapist Fellow at the Hamm Memorial Clinic in St. Paul. I am now the Clinical Director of a private practice in Uptown Minneapolis at Core Psychotherapy.

I have experience working with diverse populations of adults, adolescents, children, couples and families. In New York I both worked as an overnight suicide hotline counselor, as well as a caseworker for homeless adults and others recovering from mental illnesses. There, I helped them regain their self-confidence, recover their lives and re-enter society.

Today I work with many professional writers, artists, academics, other therapists, students, and entrepreneurs. My special interest is in the use of intensive insight-oriented therapy to raise awareness of internal conflicts that interfere with an individual’s efforts to make the changes they desire in life. Such therapy is particularly well-suited to people who feel “stuck” and are struggling with life transitions, identity crises, existential questions, and who have a genuine desire to pursue personal and professional growth.

I work with clients suffering from depression, manic-depression (bi-polar disorder), anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, shame, adjustment, somatic, personality disorders. These categories can help to orient one’s thought, but oftentimes my clients may be better described as having become disoriented in a life that requires some changes.

R E S U M E
To read more about my background and experience, please see my resume.

B A C K G R O U N D
I was born and raised in Minnesota. I studied at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, took some time off to travel around the world, returned to live in Boston and New York, and eventually found my way back to the Twin Cities to pursue my interest in the theory and practice of psychotherapy.