Matthew Morey

Picture this, San Francisco, 2005, a young girl, fresh out of law school, filled with the hope and promise of a new city, prepares to start her life anew, only to find that the California Bar Exam is actually as hard as people say, and that emotional issues that she thought she’d somehow erased with neglect and denial continued to pursue her, and that her life is crumbling into pieces around her.
Enter Matthew Morey, Counselor Extraordinare!
I was totally reluctant at first — a friend suggested therapy because I was drowning in a puddle of my own misery and self-​loathing — but I was worried we’d be endlessly crying about how my father was a tyrant and my mother was mean to me once when I was six and it would be a world of self-​pity.
Fast forward 1.5 years and I’ve passed that goddam bar exam (Seriously — BarBri should hire this guy), and I’ve done so much more. I am a more compassionate person, more knowledgable and more secure about myself, and that has been pretty awesome.
Matthew is pretty cool on a geeky level too — he brings in stuff from Gestalt, Jung, Buddhism, literature, Yoga, poetry, Hinduism, faith-​healers, and science. So you’re always learning. And he’s game for whatever you bring to the table.
OK and if you don’t give a shit about therapy, the bar exam, your feelings, or Buddha, then let me just say that he let me smash a clock with an aluminum baseball bat.
AND he has a cool sandbox there with a whole frikken wall of awesome toys that you can play with that somehow has some therapy value but it is just fun.

Here’s the dealio — without sounding too crazy (because nobody likes a crazy girl), I’ve been to my fair share of counselors. I’m not going to throw out a number or anything, but let’s just say I’d qualify as an expert witness for what makes a good counselor.
Hands down — Matthew is the best gosh darn counselor I’ve had. When I say best, I mean, hands down the best. Look, I’m a girls girl — and I’ll be honest, I was pretty apprehensive about going to a dude. BUT, I’m telling you, he has given me better advice and helped me sort out my [female] issues better than any lady ever has. And, btw, when I say female issues, I’m not talking about how to survive pms or why some chick stole my boyfriend. I’m talking about work, relationships, family — and being a single, 30 year old woman kind of stuff.
I’m not going to get emotional or sappy and tell you how this man has changed my life (because he has), but I will tell you this: I came to see Matthew at a very pivotal time in my life — when I was at rock bottom professionally and dealing with some really tough personal issues. Each session brought me comfort and he challenged me to really make progress. He, too, did his own homework and learned about things he should never need to know about (e.g. how to pass the California Bar). He did this because he wanted to be the best counselor he could. He did this because he really, truly cares about his clients.
I could go on forever about all of the amazing things he’s done — but once again, nobody likes a crazy girl. So, here’s the bottom line: if you need therapy — this is your therapist.