Matthew Miller

LPC

Sugar Land Office

Prior to working as a Professional Counselor (LPC) I taught bilingual (Spanish) third grade for nine years and worked as a school counselor for four years.  Since leaving Public Education, I have worked in community mental health, psychiatric hospitals, and other mental health venues.

I began working at HCCC in 2004.  My practice includes children (ages 5 and above), adolescents, adults, families, and clinical supervision for LPC interns. In my work with children and adolescents I like to look at and treat the family dynamics.  This means family members taking responsibility for their part of the problem. Because of my history of working in public schools, I am often able to help parents in their negotiations with school staff.  In addition, I enjoy working with men (adolescents and adults) with issues specific to them.  Such issues may entail unresolved problems with a father/mother, sexual addictions, unwanted same sex attraction, and male survivors of sexual abuse.

It is my belief that all problems at their core are relationship problems.  Because of this, it is essential to heal and grow the most important relationships we have with God, family, self, and others.  This is what brings about the resolution to the problems people encounter.  The process of getting to this goal can be quite difficult at times.  So, I commit to stand by and with anyone who wants to engage the process.

Rather than using “talk therapy” alone, I like to use other techniques that include but are not limited to: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Theophostic type prayer, and experiential therapy.  I also give homework assignments to do between sessions.

I earned a BA in Elementary Education from the University of Findlay (Ohio) in 1986, and an M.Ed. in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University in 1994.  I became fully licensed as a Professional Counselor (LPC) by the State of Texas in 1998.  Outside of work, I am involved with my church and enjoy day hiking.