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Therapy for Anxiety, Stress, and
Relationship Issues in Phoenix, AZ
Helping individuals and couples feel calmer, communicate effectively, and create healthier relationships
Feeling Stuck, Overwhelmed, or Disconnected?
You may find yourself dealing with ongoing stress, anxiety, or relationship challenges that leave you feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward. Therapy can help you understand what is keeping you stuck and create real change.
Maybe you are:
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Constantly overthinking
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Feeling stressed and emotionally drained
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Struggling in your relationship
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Repeating the same arguments
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Feeling lonely even around others
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Having trouble setting boundaries
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Wanting more confidence and peace
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Second-guessing yourself and questioning your decisions
SERVICES
Individual Therapy
You might be feeling stuck in your thoughts, drained, or unsure how to move forward. Individual therapy can help you better understand what's going on and learn how to respond differently.
Individuals often come in for:
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Anxiety and constant overthinking
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Stress and burnout
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Low self-esteem or self-doubt
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Life transitions and feeling stuck
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Relationship challenges
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Difficulty setting boundaries
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Family stress and expectations
Couples Therapy
Whether you're feeling distant, stuck in conflict, or unsure how to move forward together, couples therapy provides a space to understand each other and create real change.
Couples often come in for:
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Ongoing communication struggles
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Repeating arguments
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Feeling disconnected or distant
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Trust concerns
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Conflict resolution
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Rebuilding after an affair
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Premarital counseling
Matthew Brace, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
You want someone who not only understands what you're going through, but can help you actually move forward.
I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck in anxiety, stress, and relationship patterns that keep repeating. Together, we focus on understanding what's underneath those patterns and building more effective ways of responding.
My approach is compassionate, curious, and honest. Therapy should feel like a place where you can be real, not judged, and where meaningful change actually happens.
VALUES
Compassionate
You'll be met with understanding, not judgement. We focus on creating a space where you feel supported, even when things feel hard to talk about.
Curious
We take time to understand what's really going on beneath the surface, not just the symptoms, but the patterns behind them.
Honest
You can expect honest, thoughtful feedback. We will share observations that help you gain clarity and move forward.
Media
How To Keep “Does Everyone Hate Me?” Thoughts At Bay
When you recognize you’re probably spinning a narrative that might not be rooted in fact, try to organize and analyze the thought to determine its validity. Matthew Brace, an Arizona-based therapist, suggests creating a list with evidence “for” and evidence “against” your assumption. Read More
5 Relationship Red Flags Everyone Misses, Experts Warn
"People can have recurring thoughts of doubt that they downplay in their mind and don't openly share because they think it is their own problem and something they need to figure out," says Matthew Brace, licensed marriage and family therapist at Therapy Embraced. Read More
How To Stop All-Or-Nothing Thinking In Its Tracks
Therapist Matthew Brace notes that when people give voice to the criticism, they often use absolutes in their language. They say things like “you never follow through with things” or “you always seem to mess up.” Hearing words that are considered absolutes can have an impact on people as they can start to internalize things in those terms, as arguments tend to leave out exceptions. Read More
35 Signs You're With The Right Person
One of the most important deciding factors when it comes to your relationship’s future is whether or not they understand your past traumas or negative experiences ... “They should be aware of your pain and show that they are capable of being the person that is able to sit in the pain with you, not try to fix you,” Matthew Brace, LMFT, tells Bustle. Read More
