Matt King, Ph.D
Associate Director for Assessment
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Areas of Special Interest
LGBTQ+ issues, neurodiversity, psychological assessment, personality psychology, positive psychology, social justice
Education and Training
B.S. in Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2014
M.S. in Educational Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2016
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2019
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Illinois | 2019
What I Do at the Counseling Center
· Coordinate, develop, and provide services for the psychological assessment program at the Counseling Center
· Collaborate with campus partners providing psychological assessment to UIC students
· Provide individual therapy to students at UIC
· Supervise staff and trainees
What to Expect When Working with Me
Choosing to pursue therapy can be a vulnerable choice and one that requires commitment and authenticity. As a queer man, I believe it is particularly important to find a space where you feel that you can be your authentic self. To me, therapy is a space to be vulnerable, learn about yourself, set goals, and develop skills. My goal is to create a collaborative space in which you feel heard, accepted, and adequately challenged to non-judgmentally explore whatever brings you to therapy. This includes ensuring that the space is inclusive of all genders, abilities, sexual orientations, racial/ethnic identities, and other identities.
For individual therapy, I particularly enjoy working with clinical issues such as anxiety, depression, LGBTQ issues, identity development, vocational concerns, and more, and I primarily operate from a relational/dynamic lens.
About Me
In my free time, I love to spend time with family and friends, exercise, travel, and go to live music. I also play volleyball and am a distance runner.