Hi, my name is Stefan Matioc.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#1027 - 228) in the state of Wisconsin. I got a Master’s Degree in 2022 and have been meeting with individuals, couples and families since then. I particularly enjoy working with adults and couples.
Outside the therapy space, I have a career as a visual artist. I make art (like the drawings on this site), animations, paint murals and draw comics for The Isthmus, a local newspaper in Madison, WI. I have found that the skills I use in my creative work reflect the abstract and collaborative nature of sitting with individuals and couples in sessions.
I value honesty, creativity and humor and find these qualities to be fundamental to my work as a therapist.
I am the first person in my family born in the United States. Both of my parents immigrated from Romania and I was raised in a multi-lingual home with my older sister. I was a sensitive child that grew into a sensitive adult. I use my sensitivity to create, connect and relate with others.
I found a home in the contemporary Gestalt Therapy community and have completed hundreds of hours of training with esteemed therapists from across the globe through the Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles (GATLA) summer residential program as well as online training groups.