Counsellor profile
Matthew Groom, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and relationship concerns
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 399706
- Experience6 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- LGBT issues
About Matthew
Matthew Groom is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. He works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression, addiction and anger among other concerns. Sessions include support around trauma, work stress and issues common in the LGBT community. He also addresses feelings such as emptiness, shame, guilt and isolation.
Matthew draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people talk through painful experiences. He focuses on listening closely and offering straightforward reflections so clients feel understood and clearer about next steps. Sessions aim to identify patterns that feed frustration and resentment, and to build more manageable ways of responding.
His background includes work in the NHS, the charity sector and private practice. That mix gives experience of both short-term and longer-term work. Clients often bring complex histories such as attachment wounds, dissociation, or experiences of infidelity and abandonment, and Matthew helps them untangle how past events shape current reactions.
Practical issues like communication problems, commitment worries and difficulties around kink and alternative sex culture are addressed without judgement. Matthew works with people to practise different responses, set boundaries and repair relationships where possible. He also supports clients dealing with bipolar mood patterns and compassion fatigue.
To begin, he asks people to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription-based sessions can be cancelled at any time, and international clients are accepted.
How sessions work
Approach and practical online sessions
Matthew works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anger and related problems. One noted method focuses on identifying the thoughts and triggers that lead to angry responses, helping people notice patterns and test alternative reactions. This kind of work is useful for workplace frustration, snapping at loved ones, and chronic resentment.Another common approach emphasises processing past events that continue to influence present feelings. This helps where trauma, attachment wounds or repeated betrayals keep replaying and fuelling anger. It involves talking through memories, linking them to current reactions, and practising new ways of responding in day-to-day life.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will review a client's needs, goals and preferences and suggest options. Together they adjust methods and pace over time so the work fits the person's life and aims.
The original biography did not specify session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings or phone-only contact if that suits them better.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions and related issues such as guilt, shame and isolation.
What is his therapy style?
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a listening-focused approach to help clients see patterns and try different ways of responding to anger and conflict.
How much experience does he have?
He has six years of professional experience working in the NHS, the charity sector and private practice.
What are his credentials and location?
He is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does he work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.