Matthew Kijak

Matthew Kijak holds that real change begins not with fixing what’s broken, but with accepting it honestly — and that acceptance, offered without judgment, is what creates the conditions for something new to grow. An Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Los Angeles, Matthew works from a framework that draws equally on cognitive behavioral therapy, ancient Stoic practice, and Eastern mindfulness traditions, weaving them together into an approach that is both philosophically grounded and practically useful. For clients who find their minds racing through compulsive scrolling or the low-level static of an always-open feed, mindfulness practice becomes a way of returning attention to what is actually present — not as a technique, but as a discipline worth building.

He works with individuals, couples, and families facing a wide range of challenges: anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, abuse recovery, relationship conflict, and the particular pressures that fall on teenagers, young adults, and men navigating difficult seasons of life. He also offers Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in partnership with Journey Clinical, a modality that can help eligible clients access deeper breakthroughs and more sustained symptom relief alongside ongoing therapy.

Matthew’s sessions are available in person and online across California. His aim is not to eliminate suffering outright, but to help clients understand their own patterns with enough clarity and self-compassion to move beyond what has kept them stuck.