Therapist in Tigard, Oregon,
Matthew Lauzon, LCSW

Education
Matt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I (CADC I). He has been practicing therapy since 2007. Matt also has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families and groups for 25 years in various settings around the country including inpatient, outpatient at agencies, group homes, wilderness and community based settings.

Theoretical Orientation
Matt utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) including Mindfulness approaches as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Family Systems Therapy. Though Matt specializes in a wide variety of areas, he in particular specializes in working with persons with Aspergers (on the autism spectrum).

Style
He has a strengths-based dynamic style that can include Sand Tray Therapy, play therapy and visual and technology tools and talk therapy that is creatively unique for each person. He endeavors to be culturally informed, aware of the intersection of your culture with mine and to cultivate an anti-racist space. He has a holistic approach that considers lifestyle, environment and family and to have daily habits add up to achieving long term goals. He seeks to help others to find balance in life, find a deeper self-understanding and healthier interactions with others. Together through the therapeutic process, Matt and his clients embark on a path to become more present in the moment, to make step by step changes in one’s life to craft a life worth living, where one’s actions matter as they support what is important in one’s life.