Matthew "Matt" Lindgren, LMFT

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Matt Lindgren, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Walnut Creek on online at onlinecouplestherapy.com. Blogs about couples therapy, mental health, therapy, psychology and related random musings. 

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No matter how good you try to be to others, you will occasionally hurt them. Forgive yourself for it. The same will happen to them. Forgive them for it.

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Stay strong, stay positive! 

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What You Learn in Your 40s

“There are no grown-ups. We suspect this when we are younger, but can confirm it only once we are the ones writing books and attending parent-teacher conferences. Everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently.

There are no soul mates. Not in the traditional sense, at least. In my 20s someone told me that each person has not one but 30 soul mates walking the earth. (“Yes,” said a colleague, when I informed him of this, “and I’m trying to sleep with all of them.”) In fact, “soul mate” isn’t a pre-existing condition. It’s an earned title. They’re made over time.

You will miss out on some near soul mates. This goes for friendships, too. There will be unforgettable people with whom you have shared an excellent evening or a few days. Now they live in Hong Kong, and you will never see them again. That’s just how life is.

Emotional scenes are tiring and pointless. At a wedding many years ago, an older British gentleman who found me sulking in a corner helpfully explained that I was having a G.E.S. — a Ghastly Emotional Scene. In your 40s, these no longer seem necessary. For starters, you’re not invited to weddings anymore. And you and your partner know your ritual arguments so well, you can have them in a tenth of the time.

Forgive your exes, even the awful ones. They were just winging it, too.

When you meet someone extremely charming, be cautious instead of dazzled. By your 40s, you’ve gotten better at spotting narcissists before they ruin your life. You know that “nice” isn’t a sufficient quality for friendship, but it’s a necessary one.

People’s youthful quirks can harden into adult pathologies. What’s adorable at 20 can be worrisome at 30 and dangerous at 40. Also, at 40, you see the outlines of what your peers will look like when they’re 70. …

It’s O.K. if you don’t like jazz.

When you’re wondering whether she’s his daughter or his girlfriend, she’s his girlfriend.”

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About Matthew Lindgren

Matt Lindgren is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in the Oakland, California, area. The founder and CEO of Blackbird Family Therapy, Inc., Matt Lindgren works extensively with individuals from underserved populations and survivors of crimes and attacks. Matt Lindgren’s wide-ranging experiences and compassionate nature help him to convey to his patients the idea that, “Loving yourself allows others to love you.” 

Originally from the Midwest, Matt Lindgren earned his Bachelor’s degree in English from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He spent five years as a technical writer and demonstration engineer with Ariba Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, before entering the Clinical Psychology program at the New College of California in San Francisco. Lindgren explains that he entered the program because he wanted to give back to those who had helped him and give a purpose to losses in his own past. 

Matt Lindgren’s first internships allowed him to work with diverse populations and learn the newest therapeutic methods. At Las Tias Orphanage in Leon, Nicaragua, he used play therapy to evaluate and treat children living on the street. He also worked at the New College of California Community Counseling Center, using psychodynamic and play therapy to treat adults and children from the both the Latino and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) communities of San Francisco. While he was an intern at the Anthropos Counseling Center in Livermore, California, Matthew Lindgren learned therapeutic techniques such as somatic experiencing and eye movement desensitization and processing (EMDR). 

Other therapists and past clients highly praise Lindgren’s methods. Professionals in his field have admired his integrity, compassion, and good judgment. Satisfied clients have commended his respect for boundaries, knowledge, and gentleness. Lindgren is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the organization’s East Bay chapter. 

For more information on Matthew Lindgren and his work, visit his website at matthewlindgren.com, or find him on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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