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Counseling and Consultation Services
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Central United Methodist Church is proud to be a satellite center for the Methodist Counseling and Consultation
Services, headquartered in Charlotte. Methodist Counseling and Consultation Services is an accredited service
center of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and the Samaritan Institute. The counselor assigned
to us is Dr. Todd Matson.
Dr. Matson is a North Carolina Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Fellow of the American Association of
Pastoral Counselors, and a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is
also an ordained minister with 14 years of experience in parish ministry. Counseling sessions are held in the
Church Parlor, Room 117. A waiting area is provided.
Appointments will not be made through the church office. To maintain confidentiality, they will be made through
the Methodist Counseling and Consultation Services. If you have questions or wish to schedule an appointment or
life enrichment event, you can reach him at (704) 375-5354 or (704) 333-1730, Extension 204. Fees for services
are on a sliding scale based on the client's financial status, and are negotiatetd during the first session.
Recent studies of the population of Union County have told us that one of its greatest needs was for counseling
services. We're very glad that Todd matson is here to help meet those needs!
There are two forms of services that Dr. Matson provides: Counseling Services and Consultation Services. Below
you will find a brief description of those services.
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Counseling Services
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Dr. Matson has been trained to take a holistic approach to personal and family problems. He is available to help
with the emotional, relational, and spiritual dimensions of those problems.
He is a faith-based therapist and Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in providing treatment
to persons struggling with self-esteem issues, depression, grief, marital, and family conflict, child abuse and
domestic violence issues, and stepfamily issues. He has extensive experience in providing treatment to children,
adolescents, and their parents who are struggling with challenging life situations involving attentional,
motiviational, and behavioral problems. He also works extensively with men who are wanting to achieve greater
health, wholeness, and balance as providers, husbands, and fathers.
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Consultation Services
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Dr. Matson has provided seminars and workshops dealing with a diversity of subjects including self-esteem, depression,
parenting, talking to teens about sex, intimacy and communication in marriage, empty nest syndrome, and family
systems approaches to congreational conflict.
He is available to provide seminars, workshops, classes, and life enrichment events in response to the felt needs of
the church staff and the various groups within the congregation.
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