Virtual Therapy Options for Connecticut Residents

Private, personalized support to help you understand yourself, regulate emotions, and turn past experiences into clarity, strength, and purpose.

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Offering Private, One-on-One Psychotherapy Sessions to Connecticut Residents

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Professional Online Therapy for Individuals Throughout Connecticut

Life in Connecticut can feel demanding and emotionally draining — balancing career pressures, family responsibilities, relationships, and everyday stress can leave many people feeling overwhelmed or disconnected. At Groundbreaker Therapy, we provide professional virtual therapy services for adults across Connecticut, helping clients work through anxiety, trauma, burnout, emotional overwhelm, and relationship challenges through secure online therapy sessions.

Whether you’re located in Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Danbury, or anywhere throughout the state, our telehealth services make it easier to access personalized mental health support from the comfort and privacy of your home.

Many adults in Connecticut are navigating high-pressure careers, major life transitions, emotional exhaustion, or unresolved experiences that continue to impact their relationships and overall well-being. Groundbreaker Therapy specializes in helping high-functioning adults gain deeper self-awareness, improve emotional regulation, and develop healthier coping strategies that create meaningful, lasting change.

We specialize in:

Anxiety and stress management
Trauma-informed therapy and emotional healing
Burnout and emotional exhaustion
Relationship and communication challenges
Support for professionals and adults navigating life transitions

Using evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed therapy, we help clients better understand themselves while building practical tools to improve emotional health, relationships, and daily life.

With flexible virtual therapy appointments available across Connecticut, Groundbreaker Therapy provides compassionate, individualized care designed to help clients feel more grounded, supported, and emotionally resilient — wherever they are in the state.

Dr. Matthew Mandelbaum

Understanding the person behind the work

I am a licensed psychologist with more than 20 years of experience helping thoughtful individuals better understand themselves and the challenges they face. My work often focuses on people who are successful and perceptive but feel stuck in their emotional well-being, relationships, or life direction.

Many of my clients are professionals in fields such as business, technology, law, healthcare, education, and the arts, as well as university students navigating important life transitions. People typically seek therapy when something in life no longer feels sustainable, and they want greater clarity about how to move forward.

In our work together, my goal is to help you quickly feel understood while identifying patterns, exploring deeper experiences, and developing practical strategies that support meaningful, lasting change.

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My Approach to Therapy

My work combines clinical expertise with a deep respect for each person’s lived experience. I integrate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with trauma-informed care to create a personalized approach for every client. This allows us to explore how past experiences may be shaping present challenges while also developing practical tools that support emotional regulation and resilience.

Together we focus on:

Regulating thoughts and reactions

Improving relationships

Understanding emotional patterns

Strengthening self-awareness

Building practical skills for everyday life

The goal is not simply to talk about problems. The goal is to help you understand yourself more clearly so you can make intentional choices and build a life that feels aligned with who you are.

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

{Working with Dr. Mandelbaum over the last three years has been profoundly transformative and deeply illuminating. He has helped me untangle relational patterns I once believed were simply “who I am,” and replace them with ways of being that feel steadier, more boundaried, and more self-respecting. The shift in how I inhabit my life, less reactive, less afraid, more intentional, has been both subtle and profound. What has surprised me most is that this work hasn’t made me smaller or more restrained; it has made me freer, and far more joyful.

-AV

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Let me express my gratitude for the support and guidance Dr. M has provided me throughout our sessions. His expertise has been invaluable to my personal growth and well-being. Over the past year, I have made significant progress in managing my mental health and Dr. M has helped me develop effective coping strategies. As a result, I feel more stable and confident in handling the challenges that arise. I believe that the progress I have made is a testament to his expertise and guidance. I am incredibly grateful for the tools and insights Dr. Mandelbaum has provided me.

- AC

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Since working with Dr. Mandelbaum, I've seen so much improvement in myself. My work with him has been key in building an emotionally sustainable lifestyle rich with healthy relationships, especially the new relationship I've been able to build with myself.

- AD

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Dr. Mandelbaum introduced me to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and working with him for the past two years has changed my life. Each session he comes prepared with a plan, but first asks me "How can I help you today?" Upon my response, he integrates my current grievances and solutions into the session. He is able to weave the teachings of DBT into the themes of my recovery in a personable, bespoke and introspective manner. Thus making the path forward seem palpable and even walkable!

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Before working with Dr. Mandelbaum, I didn't think there was a way through the emotions and depression I was dealing with. After years of traditional talk therapy not working, I felt helpless and frustrated.

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When I look back now I can pinpoint in so many ways how Dr. M. helped me become the person that I am today. I feel blessed to have had him in my corner for so long.

- RT

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While I have had other therapists before and the talk was always helpful, something was different with Dr. Mandelbaum. I feel that his unique strategies helped me for the first time become an emotionally aware adult, no longer reliant on others to regulate my emotions. He is able to appropriately use his own life experiences (without oversharing or making it about him) to connect to us (his clients) so that we feel validated and heard. However, he makes sure we don't only stay stuck in being validated, but also have the tools to go out and live our best lives (by our own definition). He doesn't shy away from giving appropriate and warranted life advice, but he leaves room for us to grow and come to our own conclusions. Doing so gave me a newfound confidence, which allowed Dr. Mandelbaum to make good on his promise that he would edit himself out of my life. Thank you, Dr. Mandelbaum!

-RS

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I struggled with managing work stress, which took me away from the relationships that mattered most to me. I didn’t realize how close I was to losing them. It’s been four months since I last met with Matthew, and I have my life back. I still reference our notes and incorporate the tools he taught me into my daily routines. Dr. Mandelbaum is kind, fair, and incredibly attentive. I appreciated how much thought he put into our sessions and could tell he was thinking about my case between them. He always came prepared with new information, wasn’t afraid to try new approaches, and quickly adjusted when something didn’t resonate. Our time together has afforded me a clearer, happier, more sustainable, and balanced life.

-DS

{Dr. M. helps me love myself so I can love the world.

-RM

{I like working with Dr. Mandelbaum. His words go deep in my heart to help me feel better.

-AR

Ready to Get Started?

If you are ready to understand yourself better, build emotional resilience, and create a life that feels more aligned with who you are, therapy can help.

I offer a complimentary consultation so we can discuss your goals and determine whether working together feels like the right fit.

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