Matt was recently featured in Parade Magazine, commenting on how a parenting plan, or a “baby contract,” as writer Brittany Galla terms, can help new parents organize themselves, communicate, and make fewer assumptions. Often, as Matt observed in the article, it’s the practice of making the plan that is more valuable than the plan itself for couples.

This month, Matt also wrote on the Tribeca Therapy blog about emotional labor, which has become an increasing subject of conversation in recent years. In “We Should Engage in More Emotional Labor, Not Less,” Matt explained that while the recent discussions about emotional labor are unquestionably important, particularly in regards to how emotional labor is assigned along gendered lines, the way emotional labor has been spoken about inadvertently mirrors less-is-best biases about labor. In contrast, Matt argued that he wants couples to, instead, create a culture in which emotional labor is encouraged and celebrated.

In addition, Matt participated in two collective conversations with the rest of the therapists on staff at Tribeca Therapy. The first delved into whether signing up for therapy is actually an overwhelming decision, as many Psychology Today profiles and therapist websites describe. The more recent conversation focused on the binary of trust and distrust, and how therapists build trust with their patients, while also teaching them self-protection.