Matthew McCool, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Matthew McCool

(He/Him/His)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Accepting clients
Updated 5 days ago

Your emotional wellbeing is our priority. We will work together to not just get you unstuck, but help you thrive and flourish.

My specialty is in working with eating disorders, trauma, substance abuse, LGBTQIA+ issues, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and borderline personality disorder. I aim to empower my clients to examine themselves and their environments, develop healthier relationships and coping mechanisms, build resilience, and embrace their identities fully, while addressing the emotional and psychological factors that contribute to their struggles. My therapy philosophy incorporates elements of exposure therapy (such as CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and other mindfulness based elements to match what might resonate best with your needs and style.

Remote / In-person
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
Treats suicidal ideation
Cisgender ManLGBTQIA+ ally

Practice hours (EDT)

Accepts new patients after hospitalization for

  • Manic episodes
  • Severe depression
  • Self-harming behavior
  • Suicidal intent or a plan
  • Altered mental status or delirium
  • Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
  • Suicide attempt
  • Eating disorders
  • Substance use
  • Severe emotional stress or trauma

Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Abuse
  • Academic Concerns
  • Adoption
  • Aging
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Issues
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Athletic Performance
  • Athletic/Sports performance
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism
  • Avoidant Personality
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
  • Binge-Eating Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Bullying
  • Burnout
  • Career
  • Childhood Abuse
  • Chronic Illness/Pain
  • Cognitive Functioning
  • College and School Placement
  • Compulsive Exercise
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Dependent Personality
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Divorce
  • Drug Use
  • Eating Concerns
  • End of Life
  • Excoriation Disorder (skin picking)
  • Family Caregiving Stress
  • Financial Concerns
  • Gambling Concerns
  • Gaming/Internet Concerns
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief and Loss
  • Histrionic Personality
  • Hoarding
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia
  • Intimacy Concerns
  • Learning Disorder
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness/Isolation
  • Men's Issues
  • Narcissistic Personality
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
  • Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED)
  • Panic
  • Paranoid Personality
  • Parenting Concerns
  • Peer Difficulties
  • Perfectionism
  • Performance Anxiety
  • Personal Growth
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobia
  • Physical Assault
  • Physical Stress
  • Polyamorous relationship
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
  • Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
  • Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
  • Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
  • Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
  • School Concerns
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Concerns
  • Sexual Identity
  • Sleep Concerns
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spiritual/Religious Concerns
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
  • Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
  • Women's Issues
  • Work/Life Balance

Age groups

  • Teens (13-17)
  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)
  • Seniors (65 or older)

Special groups

  • Adult children of alcoholics
  • Athletes
  • Body positivity
  • Clients from the court/judicial system
  • Immigrants
  • Little people
  • Neurodivergent people
  • People in the foster care system
  • People of color
  • People seeking asylum
  • People who are bisexual
  • People who are blind or visually impaired
  • People who are deaf or hearing impaired
  • People who identify as gay
  • People who identify as lesbian
  • People who identify as non-binary
  • People who identify as queer
  • People with disabilities
  • People with HIV or AIDS
  • Professional Healthcare Providers
  • Transgender

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Couples Therapy
  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Relational Psychotherapy
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness Training
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Location

  • Philadelphia Center for Psychotherapy

    Office Building

    255 South 17th Streetsuite 1900Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Open map

    Accommodations

    Entering the practice

    • Well-lit path to entrance
    • Door can be opened easily
    • Flat path to the front door
    • Service animals allowed

    Getting around

    • Elevators

Remote options

  • Video

Payment options

$135 — $200per session

Insurance

In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies

  • Aetna – Pennsylvania
  • Aetna Student Health – Pennsylvania
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield – Pennsylvania
  • Blue Distinct – Pennsylvania
  • Drexel Aetna Student Insurance – Pennsylvania
  • Geisinger Health Plan – Pennsylvania
  • Highmark – Pennsylvania
  • Medicare – Pennsylvania
  • Meritain Health – Pennsylvania
  • Quest – Pennsylvania
  • In-network insurance
  • Out-of-network insurance
  • Sliding scale
  • Out-of-pocket
  • Documentation provided for patient filling
  • I offer a free consultation

Payment methods

  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Online

Credentials

Licenses

  • Licensed Professional Counselor

    PC017442, Pennsylvania

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