About this speaker
Matthew is a Professional Certified Coach, speaker, and author. He received his Masters of Divinity from Fuller Seminary and he has over 15 years experience as a pastoral leader and counselor. He is trained through level II Restoration Therapy with Terry Hargrave, and is helping develop a Restoration Coaching Certification. He works as a Professional Coach together with his wife, Joanna, at their private practice, The Raabsmith Team, specializing in helping couples and individuals find healing transformation. They seek to use their training and experience to empower people to find healing and wholeness in their own unique journey. He has numerous experiences equipping other professionals to serve their clients more effectively, and has helped develop the RelateStrong curriculum and spoken at numerous conferences. He serves on the board of Christian Sex-Eduction Specialist International, a non-profit that trains clinicians to work family systems affected by the effect of addiction and infidelity. Most recently he co-authored the new book, Building True Intimacy: Creating a Connection that Stands the Test of Time.