Wounds and reactions enslave you.
You were created for freedom.

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You deserve to take risks, try new things, love and be loved. Often past hurts hinder us from stepping fully into our true selves and a purposeful life.

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Explore your story. Step beyond your wounds.

My Philosophy about Healing

You were made to feel safe, seen and known — secure in relationship. Unmet needs cause wounds that burden you.

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I focus on past wounds and current avoidances. We adopt strategies for living that are
aimed at meeting unmet needs
or avoiding emotional pain.

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“Our self-protection becomes our prison.”
Sue Johnson

My approach to Therapy

You try to deal with your wounds as best as you can, but these strategies become rigid and inflexible, causing trouble in the present moment.

I will help you identify past wounds and learn how to hold and approach difficult emotions. Our goal is not to eliminate all suffering, but rather to address the pain and distress that is our own making.

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About Me:
Matt Breuninger

These days, everything I do is so I can spend more time cultivating relationships with my kids and my wife that I spend all day inviting/advising clients to do.

I seek adventure, I love to fly fish and hunt, and I enjoy exploring new places. My family lives on a small homestead with a cow, sheep, and chickens.

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My Experience

I have been practicing Psychotherapy for 15 years, and was a tenured professor at Franciscan University, where I worked for 9 years.

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Master of Arts in Theology,
Ave Maria University
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology,
Baylor University

I’ve worked in college counseling
centers, PTSD clinics at Veterans’
hospitals, with substance abusers in
the court system, and taught DBT to
patients with borderline personality.

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