Matt Shollenberger, Ph.D. LPC Confidential Counseling

Care Philosophy

Hello and thanks for inquiring about my counseling services. Please be
assured that I aspire to give the highest quality care professionally and
ethically. My approach is generally cognitive behavioral; serving individuals,
couples and families. I refer to myself as a community counselor, because I
work well with physicians, psychologists, school personnel, families, and
attorneys when my clients deem it necessary. I focus on making my clients
comfortable and establishing trust; in the past, 99% of my new clients
returned after the initial session.

Credentials

Dr. Shollenberger has an earned doctorate in the field of counseling from
Virginia Tech. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (L.P.C.), licensed in
the state of Pennsylvania. Dr. Shollenberger has been practicing for
nearly 30 years, and is Board Certified in Counseling. He has numerous
certifications, not limited to Relationship Enhancement Therapy, Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder Therapy, and Hypnosis. Dr. Shollenberger has
taught psychology related courses for six colleges and universities for
nearly 15 consecutive years. He publishes and lectures regularly. Dr.
Shollenberger is President of Berks County Psychological Society (BAPS).
Look for Dr. Shollenberger on BCTV on the regular program Talking
Mental Health.

Specialties

With nearly three decades of experience, I have many specialties. Broadly
speaking, I use much cognitive behavioral techniques (CBT) with
adolescents and adults. Some of the more popular reasons clients seek my
assistance is for help with anxiety, depression, AD(H)D, eating disorders,
trauma, anger management, legal concerns, divorce recovery, blended
families, professional concerns, academic concerns, addictions such as
alcohol, internet, sexual, and gambling.

Experience

Dr. Matt Shollenberger has decades of experience with many different
populations. In the 1980's he earned a B.A. in sociology and psychology while
working with college students and later with children and adolescents in
counseling settings. Later, he earned a Master's degree in Counseling,
worked as an intern in the Albright College Counseling Department, and
began a teaching career for many different colleges. In the 1990's he
worked for a rehab affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital's Department of
Psychiatry while teaching psychology-related courses for local colleges such
as University of Baltimore. In the mid 1990's, he was awarded a scholarship
to pursue his doctorate. While studying, Matt Shollenberger spent a year
working in the Virginia Tech Counseling Department, and later began
teaching nearly five years in the graduate department of Wilmington
University. He provided family therapy in the northern Delaware area for five
years until he began running a behavioral and mental health clinic. For the
past nearly ten years, Matt has owned his own private practice. He has
continued teaching at Penn State University and LaSalle Univeristy's
graduate departmemt. Matt sees himself as a community counselor that
works with school personnel, physicians, lawyers, and family members when
deemed necessary by his clients.