As more pandemic restrictions are lifted, several media outlets have sought Matt’s expertise in navigating the, at times, anxiety-provoking transition out of quarantine, while others have asked him to address a range of issues related to family therapy and couples and relationship therapy.

Returning to WNYC’s All Of It with Alison Stewart, Matt spoke about the conflicted feelings of anxiety that many have as the world reopens in response to the retreat of COVID-19. Identifying reopening as another disruptive change like the unprecedented lockdown in March 2020, Matt encouraged listeners to be kind to themselves by gradually returning back to normal, as well as using this as an opportunity to be proactive in making choices about how they want to face the world post-COVID. In addition to coping with reopening anxiety, Matt also urged listeners to take time to grieve this change, including the loss of spending more time with family and being removed from the world.

Similarly, reopening for many means more opportunities to travel and see extended family. With families planning multigenerational family vacations this summer, Matt was quoted in The Washington Post’s “Surviving Your Multigenerational Family Vacation” in order to help families avoid conflict. In particular, Matt asserted that family members should spend time planning and even having difficult conversations about family dynamics in preparation for the trip. 

Reflecting on Tribeca Therapy’s own transition back to in-person therapy in the practice’s Lower Manhattan and Park Slope, Brooklyn offices, in addition to virtual therapy options, Matt contributed to The Paper Gown’s “1 Question, 5 Answers: How Will Doctor’s Appointments Change After COVID?” Matt noted that one of the biggest impacts of the pandemic on the practice will be the continued offerings of teletherapy and video chat therapy, which were enhanced in response to COVID.

Beyond the pandemic, Matt drew on his experience in financial family therapy for adult siblings by answering a reader’s question for The Cut’s “I’m Sick of My Siblings Leaning on My Parents Financially.” Responding to the reader’s concern that her two older siblings were taking advantage of her parents financially, Matt observed that while older adults can be coerced by their adult children, the reader may have to reconcile that her parents willingly participated in this set-up along with her siblings and may not want to change. 

Matt was also quoted on relationships–both romantic relationships and friendships. For The Conversation’s “Renovating Your Home Could Ruin Your Relationship…but It Doesn’t Have To,” Matt explained how home renovations are high-stakes decisions that can put a strain on a couple’s relationship, especially if there’s already tension. Likewise, in INSIDER’s “What to Do if You’re Jealous of a Friend’s Relationship, According to Experts,” Matt emphasized that anyone who is jealous of a friend’s relationship should be honest with themselves about the source of their feelings, such as worry about losing a friendship or the friendship changing.