Matthew Gerstacker
Counselor, PhD, LPCC, NCC
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4015 Medina Road, Suite 90, Medina, OH 44256
Let's Connect (234) 230-7190
Each individual in the therapeutic alliance is the ideal client for one simple reason - we are each uniquely in a rut, stuck, or confused. To this end imagine being in a pit of quicksand without any sense of direction, worth, or hope. People will walk by and offer advice on how to get out. Others might provide a utensil or medication. Yet none of these address the immediate situation of being in the pit of quicksand. My experience has taught me that clients want someone who will get in the pit with them, without question or judgement. They just do not want to be stuck alone. So I offer to sit with them and just be present.
Being present with a client, regardless of situation and without judgement is the largest point of service and support I provide. My foundational theoretical approach allows for challenging of thoughts, but never judgement. My role is not to point out deficiencies, but serve as a confidant and supporter.
Being empathetic to the pains and joys of others is difficult. At times clients may perceive no one will understand, so we do not reach out. This approach is useful because it protects us from more hurt. It is this up and down journey that makes the process of counseling such a rewarding experience. Thus I invite you to reach out and begin your journey.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Matthew Gerstacker now - (234) 230-7190
Let's Connect (234) 230-7190
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Matthew Gerstacker
Counselor, PhD, LPCC, NCC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Ohio / E.1700031-SUPV Matthew Gerstacker
- In Practice for 18 Years
- Certificate from DePaul University Masters of Education / 2006
- Certificate from National Board for Certified Counselors 2006
- Attended North Carolina State University, Graduated 2009
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Matthew Gerstacker
Counselor, PhD, LPCC, NCC
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Bipolar Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation
- Self-Harming
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Relapse
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (234) 230-7190
Matthew Gerstacker
Counselor, PhD, LPCC, NCC
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Cancer ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied ,
Veterans
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Cancer ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied ,
Veterans
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Jungian
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (234) 230-7190
Matthew Gerstacker
Counselor, PhD, LPCC, NCC
Location
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Matthew Gerstacker
Counselor, PhD, LPCC, NCC
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2023