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By your side on this incredible journey called life!
Why Choose Us
Discover the Power of Healing.
Whether it’s depression, anxiety, communication challenges, or any other condition, do you have a choice between ordinary and extraordinary therapy? Dr. Clark provides transformative support through the adjustment challenges such as grief and divorce, unlocking new paths for those with pervasive developmental disorders such as Higher Functioning Autism/Aspergers. Celebrate and embrace your unique identity with our specialized focus on gay and lesbian issues, for all identities, we empower your journey.
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Mission For Parents and Children
The Emotional, Social, and Behavioral Growth.
Committed to improving the relationship between parents and their children, Dr. Clark offers therapy sessions and workshops that incorporate Behavioral and Relational Theories, Dyadic Parent-Child Therapy, including practical advice and supportive guidance that may help achieve your individual or family's goals.
Meet Dr Clark
Your Go-To Professional for Counseling, Therapy, and Mental Health!
I am excited to share my journey and interest in helping adults, children, and families. It all began working as a waterfront director for kids from a group home in Detroit and during my six wonderful years as a preschool teacher in Chicago, which revealed my long-time passion for early childhood development. These experiences inspired me to become a licensed psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with additional training in Child and Adolescent Psychology.
I am, to say the least, very devoted to the improvement of adolescents’ lives and the LGBTIA+ community, and their families, especially those facing the pressures from growing up in a non-affirming religious environment. It is my goal to help parents and their children from the beginning through the adolescent years and into young adulthood.
In my free time, I enjoy walking to various downtown Grand Rapids restaurants and theaters. I like to spend many of my Sundays with my parents, siblings, and their children at a nearby lake we grew up enjoying.
My wonderful Springer Spaniel, Rory, brings so much joy to my life. Two of the things that I will always cherish are studying in Dublin and the beautiful landscapes of Ireland and going on a meaningful pilgrimage in Israel.
I am excited to be in the final stages of writing a book that is a series of vignettes, poems, and interviews that started out being a book about growing up gay and Christian and has grown from that to a book that can help others with identity reconciliation and self-discovery.
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You Are on the Verge of Something Wonderful
You may be feeling frustrated, ashamed, regretful, or anxious. Dr. Matthew Clark from The Clark Institute strives to be a beacon of hope for you. A specialist in professional support for adults, parents and children dealing with social issues, emotional growth, family or identity challenges.
Private Practice Offering You Expert Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychotherapy in the Greater Grand Rapids Area.
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