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.
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