echos&response
Echos:
These words aren’t direct quotes—they’re echoes. Inspired by how people often feel after our sessions. Reflections of what this space makes possible, until your voice is ready to join them.
If you’ve shared space with me and would like to offer a reflection—whether brief or in-depth—I’d be honored to receive it. Your words might help someone else feel safe enough to begin.
“As someone who is neurodivergent, I often feel like I have to translate myself to be understood—but not with Mat. Their way of listening made me feel safe, unmasked, and genuinely respected. There was no pressure to be linear or ‘fix’ anything. They moved at my pace, honored my tangents, and reflected back insights that felt deeply true. I left the session feeling more connected to myself and more trusting of my own process. This is the kind of support I didn’t know existed—and now I never want to go without it.”
“Something about Mat’s presence made me stop holding my breath. For once, I didn’t feel like I had to explain everything. I could just be. That alone was healing.”
“I didn’t expect to feel so grounded after just one session, but wow—Mat holds space like no one else. No pressure, no fixing, just real presence. I felt seen in ways I didn’t even realize I needed. If you’re going through something big (or just need to come home to yourself), seriously, book a session. It’s like exhaling for the first time in forever.”
“It felt like they were listening to more than just my words—like they were listening to what I couldn’t say yet. That kind of attunement is rare. I wasn’t even sure what I needed going in. I just knew I felt off. But by the end of the session, I felt more like myself than I had in months.”
“I came into the session carrying grief, doubt, and a deep fear of being judged—especially around faith and identity. Mat met me in that space with so much gentleness, it disarmed me. They didn’t try to label my journey or steer it back to something ‘safe.’ Instead, they honored my journey, held space for my anger and longing, and helped me hear the quiet truth still burning in me. For anyone deconstructing or rebuilding a sense of self—this kind of presence is holy.”
“It wasn’t therapy, but it was something sacred. Like someone walking beside me, not ahead of me. No fixing. Just real, human presence. Mat gave me space to be nonlinear. To not know. That alone made me feel safe. And in that safety, something started to shift.”