Psychoanalytic & Existential Counselor Based in Boston & Berlin
I offer sliding-scale psychoanalytic and existential counseling for individuals, couples, and groups both remotely and in-person (in Boston, MA). Alongside my clinical work, I teach courses at Boston College and enjoy writing, DJing and producing music, and dancing between Boston and Berlin.
My educational background includes ongoing doctoral training in clinical psychoanalysis at BGSP (2020 - present) and a PhD in philosophy from Boston University (2012 - 2020).
More information about my interests, training, and qualifications can be found on my personal website: https://mattdill.weebly.com/.
Feel free to get in contact here or at mattdilltherapy@gmail.com, to set up an initial consultation. During the consultation, we can get a sense of whether we'd like to work together and, if so, what fee and frequency would be agreeable for both of us.
My approach is based on the notion that we grow, become more authentic, and overcome barriers to meaningful living when we allow ourselves to say everything on our minds (i.e., free associate) in a containing and supportive environment. In doing so, we can gradually confront and free ourselves from long-standing, maladaptive behaviors and habits of mind while uncovering new insights about our deeper selves, memories, relationships, repressed desires, and dreams for the future. As this process unfolds, we find that we suffer less, are now freer for what we desire, more present with others, and more creative in our ways of living.
Clients can expect me to listen with empathy, acceptance, and open curiosity and raise occasional questions when it may help illuminate something the client is ready, yet hesitating, to explore and confront. In this way, we work together at whatever pace is most agreeable, yet therapeutically effective, for the client.
I have experience working with a wide range of mental health disturbances including those commonly known as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, substance abuse, addiction, PTSD, depersonalization, derealization, schizoid personality disorder, and anxiety. I also work with individuals experiencing satisfactory mental health who are nonetheless interested in knowing themselves better or creating more meaning and fulfillment in their lives.
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis - Doctorate Candidate in Clinical Psychoanalysis, 2021 - Present Boston University - Ph.D. in Philosophy, 2020 University of Missouri Kansas City - B.A. in Philosophy, magna cum laude, 2011 St. Charles Community College – A.A. in Philosophy CV: https://mattdill.weebly.com/cv.html