Matthew Larsen

Dr. Larsen is double board certified in adult and child psychiatry. He is an Idaho Falls native who graduated from Skyline High School. He earned his medical degree from Des Moines University, completed his General Psychiatry Residency in Reno, Nevada in 2013, and completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Larsen has a strong interest in suicide prevention, and in two types of therapy: ACT and DBT. He finds these most useful in helping teens who are chronically suicidal or self-harming. During his training, he even once spent a day as a patient in a Residential Treatment Center so he could see how it felt to be a patient. Dr. Larsen enjoys teaching and writing. He has won a number of awards for his poster presentations and medical lectures. He currently has three medical publications and three novels available on Kindle. Since moving to Idaho Falls, he was elected the Chairman of the local chapter of the Suicide Prevention Action Network. Dr. Larsen’s favorite hobbies are acting and singing. He’s often found cheering up patients by singing, dancing, or doing an Irish accent! Dr. Larsen hopes to stay in Southeast Idaho for his entire career, serving in the community where he was raised.