Weddings and Vow Renewals
I am available primarily in the Houston area to perform wedding ceremonies (and vow renewals), including for same-sex couples. I work with each couple to create a ceremony that is meaningful to them. Each ceremony is unique in mood, tone, and content, but always focuses on loving relationship. I frequently conduct secular, ecumenical, interfaith and Christian ceremonies.
If you would like to discuss your wedding plans with me, please email me at matt@revmatt.org or leave a private message for me at 832-978-7463.
Funerals and Memorial Services
I am available to conduct funerals and memorial services in the Houston area. Each service is unique based on the family's needs. I work closely with each family to create a meaningful service. Services always include and respect the religious beliefs and desires of the family and their deceased loved ones.
If you would like to discuss a funeral or memorial service with me, please email me at matt@revmatt.org or leave a private message for me at 832-978-7463.
Couples and Pre-marital Counseling
I am available to conduct pastoral counseling for established and pre-marital couples, including same-sex couples. The focus is typically on determining and understanding strengths and areas for growth, communication, conflict resolution, values, and expectations within the relationship. We typically meet for six 1-hour sessions.
I am trained and certified by Life Innovations, Inc. to use the PREPARE-ENRICH counseling program. This is an excellent couples enrichment program for premarital, married, and cohabitating couples, including same-sex couples.
If you would like to schedule an initial meeting, please email me at matt@revmatt.org or leave a private message for me at 832-978-7463.
Anger Resolution Counseling
I am trained and certified by the Center for Anger Resolution, Inc. as a Certified Anger Resolution TherapistTM.
I am available for individual anger resolution counseling. We meet for an initial assessment visit and determine from there how to proceed. Usually, we would complete four additional sessions beyond the initial visit. The goal of this counseling is to control anger in relational situations.
If you would like to schedule an initial meeting, please email me at matt@revmatt.org or leave a private message for me at 832-978-7463.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®)
I am qualified to administer the MBTI® personality instrument. As part of this assessment, I will provide you with an extensive written interpretive report and up to two hours of in-person or phone consultation.
For more than 50 years, the MBTI® personality inventory has helped millions of individuals throughout the world gain a deeper understanding of themselves and how they interact with others. The MBTI assessment helps people transform themselves—by giving them a powerful tool for improving how they communicate, learn, and work.
Isabel Myers’ unique implementation of Carl Jung’s theory of psychological type, the MBTI® instrument, determines preferences on four dichotomies:
• EXTRAVERSION–INTROVERSION
• SENSING–INTUITION
• THINKING–FEELING
• JUDGING–PERCEIVING
The various combinations of these preferences result in 16 distinct personality types.
FORM M (Step I) includes 93 items and provides the basic MBTI four-letter type.
FORM Q (Step II) includes 144 items and provides the basic MBTI four-letter type and results on 20 facets of that type. It is the next step in personal and professional development using the MBTI assessment. Form Q drills down to a finer level of detail to explore personal variation within each type.
Click here for more background information about the MBTI®.
If you would like to take the MBTI® please email me at matt@revmatt.org or leave a private message for me at 832-978-7463.
Fees
These fees are NOT applicable to contributing members and friends of my congregation, Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church (BAUUC). I conduct all services for members and friends without charge. Any donations from BAUUC members and friends for these services are placed in the BAUUC Minister's Discretionary Fund, which I use exclusively to help others in need. There are nominal assessment scoring fees for members/friends for the PREPARE-ENRICH survey and the MBTI®.
Weddings: Fees from $200 to $350 depending on the size of the wedding and whether a rehearsal is required. This includes all preparatory meetings, planning, and rehearsals. If travel outside of the Houston metro area is required, travel and lodging fees are additional. I request a $150 non-refundable deposit at the time we schedule the date. The balance is payable at the wedding.
Memorials/funerals: $200 payable at or before the service.
Couples counseling: $200 total for up to six sessions (payable at 1st session). This includes a scoring fee for the PREPARE-ENRICH survey. Each additional session is $30.
Anger resolution: $75 for the assessment visit. Each additional session is $30.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®: $65 for MBTI Step 1 (Form M); $85 for MBTI Step 2 (Form Q). [Includes written interpretive report and up to 2 hours in-person or phone consultation with Matt.]
[Note: Although I hold a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, have formal training in hospital chaplaincy, and primary certification from the Albert Ellis Institute in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, I am not a licensed psychologist, nor a licensed professional counselor. All of my counseling is pastoral in nature and not a substitute for professional psychological counseling or psychotherapy for couples or individuals.]
