Matthew Barclay
Counselor, PhD, MSEd, LCPC (he, him)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Bowie, MD 20715
Let's Connect (443) 407-8978
I work best with clients ready to make a change but haven't yet figured out the best course of action. My agency name, Inertia Counseling, is founded on the notion that if we are stuck emotionally, we tend to stay stuck emotionally unless we make a conscious effort to change. Like Newton's Law of Inertia, once we start our process of changing how we think and act, that change gathers momentum and we can really change our lives for the better. Get moving... Stay moving... Change your life!
I am a relational therapist which means that I believe we are hard-wired for connection to others. I believe we seek out growth-fostering relationships with others with whom we can experience mutual empathy, empowerment, and authenticity. Disconnection hurts, and yet sometimes strategically disconnecting can prepare us for healthier connections yet to come.
Some issues are bigger than what we can safely handle on our own. Seeking help from a qualified therapist can be the best decision you can make for yourself or your loved one. I tell people that I love therapy because it's the one place where you can say whatever you want without hurting anyone, and you get to be the most important person in the room. :-)
Call or Email Matthew Barclay now for a free 15 minute consultation - (443) 407-8978
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
- Couple Sessions $190
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa
Insurance
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Cigna and Evernorth
- DORS of Maryland
- EAP (Optum, BCBS, & Cigna
- Elevance
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Optum
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Matthew Barclay
Counselor, PhD, MSEd, LCPC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Maryland / LC4564 Matthew Barclay
- Certificate from American Counseling Association
- Attended Youngstown State University, Graduated 1995
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (443) 407-8978
Matthew Barclay
Counselor, PhD, MSEd, LCPC
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Family Conflict
- Emotional Disturbance
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Blindness
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Child
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Deafness and disabilities
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Teen Violence
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
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Matthew Barclay
Counselor, PhD, MSEd, LCPC
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
I also speak
American Sign Language (ASL)
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
I also speak
American Sign Language (ASL)
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Adlerian
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Relational
- Relational-Cultural Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Transpersonal
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (443) 407-8978
Matthew Barclay
Counselor, PhD, MSEd, LCPC
Groups
TransParent Therapy Group
Finding out your child is trans can rock your world and leave you feeling lots of conflicting emotions. It's easy to feel isolated and think that you are navigating this new reality by yourself. I'm starting a TransParent Therapy Group to help parents figure out how to cope and make sense of this new version of their family. We will start up when we have 6-12 members. This group will meet biweekly unless they decide otherwise. It's covered under your insurance. Email me (matt@inertiacounseling.com) or visit https://tinyurl.com/44dejch7 for more information.
Expertise
Parenting
Transgender
Location
Virtual
Bowie, MD 20715
Email Matthew Barclay about this group or call - (443) 407-8978
Location
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (443) 407-8978
Matthew Barclay
Counselor, PhD, MSEd, LCPC