
Matt Riley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW (he, him)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
53 Arlington Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Let's Connect (828) 547-4006

I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy - a warm and supportive approach that accompanies people through a deeper exploration of unconscious thinking, including dreams and long-held relational patterns that are outside of one's awareness. Often people are stuck repeating something or attracting the same experiences again and again. The psychoanalytic process is carefully designed to help you move through these stuck points and work deeply with complex aspects of the self so you can emerge to more genuinely appreciate your life. Through it, you should notice significant changes in how you understand yourself.
Good psychotherapy is much more than simply a reduction in daily symptoms. It's a transformative process that leaves us with a great appreciation for our lives and for the immensity and breadth of human suffering. It involves recognizing our unrecognized past, grieving painful limitations, exploring conflicted desire, and sustaining that which is real.
The impacts of authoritarianism, racism, sexism, and transphobia are very real, and any transformative therapeutic process needs to address the internalization of these systems. In addition to psychotherapy, I provide clinical supervision for therapists in need of professional consultation. Please reach out through my website if you'd like to work together.
Call or Email Matt Riley now for a free 15 minute consultation - (828) 547-4006
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $170
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- NC State Health Plan
- Out of Network
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (828) 547-4006

Matt Riley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of North Carolina / C015379 Matthew Riley
- Membership with American Psychological Association - Division 39 00222249
- Certificate from Candidate, National Training Program in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
- Attended Smith College School for Social Work
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Codependency
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Hoarding
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
2 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- AEDP
- Attachment-based
- Dialogic Practice
- Family Systems
- Interpersonal
- Open Dialogue
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Trauma Focused
Location
Additional Location
Boston, MA 02108
(828) 547-4006Nearby Areas
Neighborhoods
Call for a free consultation now - (828) 547-4006

Matt Riley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW