Matthew Kane

I’m Matt, your friendly neighborhood psychologist! Usually spotted with a slight smile and funky head nod that runs a tightrope to any beat between Kendrick Lamar and Isaac Hayes. As a child born to two parents who, not without scars, found their way from poverty and oppression in the unforgiving streets of Baltimore, Maryland, I hold reverence in my work. Thankful for the space provided by those before me, I aspirationally chant the words of Maya Angelou, “I am the dream and the hope of the slave.”

With this in mind, I do my best to walk a path of compassion and liberation by spending much of my time working with clients as a therapist, consultant, teacher or advocate.

As a human, my heart’s intent is to find words, and live actions for myself and those with open ears to continually perceive world sound. For me, building compassionate community necessitates challenging systems as well as myself. And so, I continually aspire to a life that possesses the properties of water: Taking any form to reach all places. It may be soft and refreshing or ferocious and unrelenting.