Duties:Teach practica for graduate students, advanced courses in psychopathology, research methods, history and systems of psychology. Conduct research on school based behavioral/performance issues.

Licensed clinical psychologist
1978-1980 Senior Staff Psychologist, Northampton Center for Children and Families, Northampton, Mass. A residential treatment center for children and adolescents.

Duties: Provided individual, family, and group therapy for the clients, in addition to programmatic consultation with the educational component of the program. Supervisor for the master's level clinicians.

PUBLICATIONS: ARTICLES

Ayres, J., Benedict, J., Glackenmyer, R., & Matthews, W. (1974) Some factors involved in the comparison of response systems: Acquisition, extinction, and transfer of head-poke and lever press Sidman avoidance. Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 22, 371-379.

Gosselin, P.& Matthews, W. (1995) EMDR in the treatment of test anxiety: A study of the effects of expectancy and eye movement. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, vol 26, 4.

Hintze, J. M., Callahan, J., Matthews, W.J., Williams, S., & Tobin, K. (in press). Oral reading fluency and prediction of reading comprehension in African American and Caucasian elementary school children. School Psychology Review.

Hoyt, M., Miller, S, Held, B. & Matthews, W. (2000) A conversation about constructivism, Journal of Systemic Therapies, 19 (4), 76-92,

Ivey, A. & Matthews, W. (1984) A meta model of the counseling interview. Journal for Counseling and Development, 63, 237-243 .

Isenberg, G, & Matthews, W. (1991) Working hypnotically with deaf people. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 34, 91-99.

Isenberg, G, & Matthews, W. (1995) Hypnosis with signing deaf and hearing subjects. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 4, 255-266.

Kassis, J., & Matthews, W. (1988) When families and helpers do not want the one-way mirror: A report on one team's experience. Journal of Strategic and Systemic Therapies.

Matthews, W., (1984) Dating violence in college couples. College Student Journal, 2, 150-159.

Matthews, W. (1985) Ericksonian and Milan therapy: An intersection between circular questioning and therapeutic metaphor. Journal of Strategic and Systemic Therapy, 3, 16-26.

Matthews, W., (1985) A Cybernetic Model of Ericksonian Hypnotherapy: One Hand Draws the Other. Ericksonian Monographs, 1, 42-61.

Matthews, W. (1987) The Psychotherapy of Milton Erickson. Jornal de Psicologia
(Portugal), 6, 3-8.

Matthews, W. (1990) More than a doorway, a shift in epistemology: A rejoinder to Fisch. Ericksonian Monographs, 7, 15-21.

Matthews, W. (1993) Back to the future: Co-creating a different life story. Ericksonian Monographs,9, 108-116.

Matthews, W. (1996) Ericksonian approaches to psychotherapy: From objective to constructed reality. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 10, 205-218.

Matthews, W,.(1997). Constructing meaning and action in therapy: Confessions of an early pragmatist. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 16(2), 134-144.

Matthews, W.,(1998) Conti, J., & Starr,L. Ercksonian hypnosis: A review of the empirical data.In Current Thining and Research in Brief Therapy, Vol. II Matthews, W., & Edgette, J. (Eds.) Taylor & Francis: Philadelphia, Pa.

Matthews, W.(1998) Let’s get real: The fallacy of post-modernism. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 18, 16-32.

Matthews, W. (1998) More science, not less clarity: A rejoinder to Richardson. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 18, 46-51.

Matthews, W. (1999). Problem solving model of brief therapy. The Counselor: Theory, Practice, Research, 17, 4, 29-33.

Matthews, W. (2000). Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Therapy: Where Are We Now? International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 48, (14), 418-426.

Matthews, W. (2001) Looking for help in all the right places: Effective use of instructional support teams. Education Connection, 32-37.

Matthews, W., Bennett, H., Gallagher, M. & Bean, W. (1985) Direct vs indirect hypnotic induction: An empirical test. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis,23, 219-223.

Matthews, W., Conti, J, Christ, T, (2000), Prayer, Faith, Belief and Physical Well-being: What Does The Research Tell Us? Skeptic Magazine, 8, (2), 64-68.

Matthews, W., Conti, J., Sireci, S.(2001) The effects of intercessory prayer, positive visualization, and expectancy on the well-being of kidney dialysis patients. Alternative Medicine, (7), 5, 42-54.

Matthews, W., & Dardeck, K. (1985) The use and construction of therapeutic metaphor. American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal,7, 11-24.

Matthews, W., Davis, J. & Stanitis, M. (1985) The use of multiple embedded metaphor in family therapy with an encopretic boy. Journal of Strategic and Systemic Therapies, 4, 24-33.

Matthews, W., Kirsch, I., & Mosher, D. (1985) Double induction vs. single hypnotic induction: An empirical test. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 94, 92-95.

Matthews, W., Kirsch, I., & Allen, G. (1984) Posthypnotic conflict and psychopathology:Controlling for the effects of posthypnotic suggestions. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 22, 365-362.

Matthews, W., & Kay, S. (2001). Rediscovering reality: What works in the classroom. School Psychology Quarterly, 16(1), 113-121.

Matthews, W. & Isenberg, G. (1992) Hypnotic inductions with deaf and hearing subjects: An initial comparison. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, XL,No.1.

Matthews, W. & Isenberg,G. (1995) A comparison of the hypnotic experience between signing deaf and hearing subjects. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 4, 375-385.

Matthews, W. & Mosher, D. (1988) Indirect hypnotic suggestion in a laboratory setting. British Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 5, 63-71.

Matthews, W. & Langdell, S. (1989) What do clients think about the metaphors they receive? American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis,31, (1), 242- 251.

Matthews, W. & Daniel, R. (1987) Hypnotherapy with couples: An ecosystemic approach to pain management. Ericksonian Monographs,2, 69-83.

Matthews, W., & Roberts, J. (1988) Systemic family therapy in a residential treatment setting. Child Care Quarterly,77-91.

Roberts, J., Matthews, W., Cohen,D., Lewandoski,L., Pumilla, J. & Bodin, N. (1989)Training with O (Observing) and T (Treatment) Teams in Live supervision: Reflection in the looking glass. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Yonkovitz, E. & Matthews, W (1998) The strategic uses of humor in psychotherapy. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 17 (3), 45-69.
 
BOOK CHAPTERS

Hoyt, M., Miller, S., Held, B. & Matthews, W. (2001). About constructivism In Interviews with brief therapy experts (M. Hoyt, Ed). Brunner/Routledge: Philadelphia: PA.

Lankton, S., Lankton, C. & Matthews, W. (1991) Ericksonian Family Therapy. In A. Gurman & D. Kniskern (Eds) Handbook of Family Therapy, Vol. II .Brunner/Mazel: New York.

Matthews, W.J. (1999) The case of Paul: A systematic approach to Ericksonian utilization and therapeutic change. In E.T.Dowd & L. Rugle (Eds.) Comparative Treatment of Substance Abuse, Springer pub:NY.

Matthews, W. (in press): Reality Exists: A Critique of Antirealism in Brief Therapy, Brief Therapy Conference Proceedings (Zeig/Tucker) Redding Ct.

Matthews, W. (2001). Social influence, expectancy theory, and Ericksonian hypnosis. In B. Geary & J. Zeig (Eds.) The Handbook of Ericksonian Psychotherapy. Milton H. Erickson Foundation Press: Phoenix, AZ.

Matthews. W., Lankton,S. & Lankton, C. ( 1993) Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnotherapy. In J. Rhue, I. Kirsch, & S. Weeks (Eds.) Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis. APA: Washington, D.C.

Matthews, W. & Lankton, S., Lankton, C.,(1996) Ericksonian Hypnotherapy: A case study J. Rhue, I. Kirsch, & S. Weeks (Eds.)Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis:Case Studies, APA Books: Washington.

Matthews, W. & Flemmons, D (1999) One case study, many conversations. In Matthews, W. & Edgette, J. (Eds.) Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy, Vol. III Taylor & Francis: Philadelphia

Stanitis, M., Matthews, W., & Davis, J. (1987) Intervening with blended families and the problem of functional encopresis. In L. Wright & M. Leahy (Eds.)Families and Psychosocial Problems. Springhouse: New York.

BOOKS

Matthews, W. & Edgette, J. (Editors) (1997) Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy: Solutions, Strategies, Narratives, Volume I. Brunner/Mazel: New York

Matthews, W. & Edgette, J. (Eds.) (1998). Current Thinking and Research In Brief Therapy: Solutions, Strategies, Narratives. VII Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis.

Matthews, W. & Edgette, J. (Eds) (1999) Current Thinking and Research In Brief Therapy: Solutions, Strategies, Narratives.VIII Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis
 
EDITORSHIP

Editor, Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy: Solutions, Strategies, Narratives
Member, Editorial Review Board for the proceedings for The Third International Congress of Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
Editorial Review Board, Journal of Sleep and Hypnosis
 
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Callahan, J., Matthews, W., Hintze, J., & Williams, S. Curriculum-based measurement o reading: Assessment of ethnic and gender bias. Paper presented at NASP, Washington, D.C. April 2001.

Matthews, W., & Roberts, J. Systemic family therapy in a residential treatment setting.American Association for Marriage and Family Therpay, Toronto, Canada, November, 1980.

Matthews, W., Stress reduction. Westfield State College, Symposium on Stress Management. October, 1980.

Matthews, W., Neurolinguistic programming: Enhancing clinician and client choice. Massachusetts Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, January, 1981, Amherst, Mass.

Matthews, W. Contributions of MIlton H. Erickson, M.D. to family therapy. Particapant's Conference on Strategic Family Therapy, University of Mass., May, 1981.

Matthews, W. Ericksonian approaches in family therapy. Massachusetts Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. Wellsley, Mass., January, 1982.

Matthews, W. Double hypnotic induction versus single hypnotic induction techniques: An empirical test. APA, Los Angeles, Ca., August, 1981.

Matthews, W. Use and construction of therapeutic metaphor. Particapant's Conference on Strategic Family Therapy, Universtity of Mass., May, 1982.

Matthews, W. Multiple embedded metaphor and strategic therapy: An interspersal approach. Particapant's Conference on Strategic Family Therapy, Universtity of Mass., May, 1982.

Matthews, W., Direct vs indirect hypnotic induction: An empirical test. APA, Los Angeles, Ca., August, 1982.

Matthews, W. Ericksonian approaches to sexual funcitoning. The conference for the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. Amherst College, July, 1983.

Matthews, W. Doing therapy individually: Having a systemic mind. New England Regional Conference for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists.

Matthews, W. Dating violence in college couples. National Conference on Family Violence, University of New Hampshire, August, 1984.

Matthews, W. A teaching model for Ericksonian hypnotherapy in conjunction with live team supervision. American Society for Clinical Hypnosis Convention, San Francisco, Ca., November, 1984.

Matthews, W. The Milan systemic approach to family therapy. Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, December, 1984.

Matthews, W. An ecosystemic approach to pain management. Strategic Family Therapy Participant's Conference. University of Massachusetts, March, 1985.

Matthews, W. Coming out from behind the one-way mirror: The team as Multiverse. Strategic Family Therapy Participant's Conference. University of Massachusetts, March, 1985.

Matthews, W. Indirect suggestion in a laboratory setting. 10th International Congress on Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicene. August, 1985. Tronoto, Canada.

Matthews. W. Structural Amnesia. American Psychological Association, August, 1985. Los Angeles, Ca.

Matthews, W. Hypnotherapy with couples. Third International Congress of Ericksonian Hypnotherapy. Phoenix, AZ. December, 1986.

Matthews, W. & Mosher, D. Empirical study of multiple embedded metaphor and amnesia. Third International Congress of Ericksonian Hypnotherapy. Phoenix, AZ. December, 1986.

Matthews, W. & Hoffman, L. A dialogic systems model of family therapy. Family Networker Conference, Washington D.C., March, 1987.

Matthews, W. & Roberts, J. Using Milan style O (observing) and T (treatment) teams in live supervision. American Orthopsychiatric Association Annual Meeting, March, 1987.

Matthews, W. A Ericksonian approach to couples therapy. AAMFT, Chicago, Ill. October, 1987.

Matthews, W. A constructvist view of Ericksonian therapy. AAMFT, New Orleans, October,1988.

Matthews, W. From stategies to co-constructed meanings. Fourth International Congress to Ericksonian approaches to therapy. San Francisco, December, 1988.

Matthews, W. Ericksonian approaches to group therapy. Invited presentation for the American Association of Group Psychotherapy, Boston, Ma. February, 1990.

Isenberg,G. & Matthews, W. Working hypnotically with deaf clients. International Society for Professional Hypnosis. Braintree, Ma. July, 1990.

Isenberg, G.& Matthews,W. Direct and indirect hypnotic induction with deaf subjects. Presented at American Psychological Association meeting. Boston, Ma. August, 1990.

Faraday, M.,& Matthews, W. The use of hypnosis for academic achievement in math. presented at the annual American Society for Clinical Hypnosis Conference, Orlando,Fla. March 1990.

Matthews. W. & Kerr, M. Solutions and metaphors: An Ericksonian approach to working with couples. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference, Anahiem, Ca, October, 1993.

Phaneuf, R. Matthews, W., Christ, T. & Hintze, J. Self modeling and expectancy. Council or Exceptional Children, Worcester Ma. November, 1999.

Phaneuf, R. Matthews, W., Christ, T. & Hintze, J. Self modeling and expectancy. NASP, New Orleans, March, 2000

Scarapati, S., Matthews, W. & Crosby, T. Decision Making For Accommodations On Test Scores for Students with Disabilities. NASP, New Orleans, March 2000

Matthews, W. Data based decision making for teacher assistance teams. 10th Annual Special Education Conference, Greenfield Ma. March, 2000

Matthews, W., Kay, S., & O’Brien, G. Assessment of self-efficacy and outcome expectancy in pre-service teacher education. Paper presented at NASP, Washington, D.C. April 2001.
 
 
INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Matthews, W. & Hoffman, L. A recursive model of family therapy. Connecticut Association for Marriage and Fanily Therapists. June, 1986.

Matthews, W. Possibility Therapy: Construction of a New Narrative. 1st Eruopean Congress on Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Heidelberg, Germany, September, 1989.

Lankton, C., & Matthews, W. The use of Ericksonian hypnosis in family therapy. An invited day long institute for the Annual conference for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy,Dallas Texas, October 1991.

Lankton, S. & Matthews, W. The use of hypnosis with families and couples. An invited day long institute for the Annual conference for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists,Miami Fla., October 1992.

Matthews, W. Hypnosis,metaphors and solutions: Creating the expectancy for change. Fifth International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. Phoenix,Arizona December 1992.

Matthews, W. Advanced workshop on Ericksonian hypnosis. Sixth Interantional Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. Los Angeles, Ca. December, 1994

Matthews, W. Invited moderator for the International Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, Las Vegas, Nv. December 1995.

Matthews, W. Invited presenter on use of hypnosis. Conference on Brief Therapy, San Francisco, December, 1996.

Matthews,W. Invited presentation on Ericksonian hypnosis. Workshops on solution focused hypnosis. Universiade Do Minho, Braga, Portugal, November, 1997

Matthews, W. Post-modernism in Brief Therapy: A critique. Brief Therapy Conference, New York, August, 1998.

Matthews, W. Hypnosis and expectancy: A socio-cognitive model. Connecticut Psychological Association, October, 1999.

Matthews, W. A socio-cognitive model of hypnosis. 10 International Congress of Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy. Phoenix, Arizona, December, 1999.

Matthews, W. Prayer and healing: What does the science say? National Conference on Spirituality in Higher Education, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Ma. June, 2000.
 
 
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Member, American Psychological Association
Member, National Association of School Psychologists
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Massachusetts, 1973.
Phi Kappa Phi, University of Massachusetts, 1973.

CONSULTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS:

1982-1987 Crossroads Community Mental Health Center. Provide consultation on systemic approach to family therapy teams.

1981-1983 Pittsfield Public Schools. Provided training to school psychologists and adjustlment counselors on application of strategic and systemic approaches in the school setting.

1983 Grand Rounds, Northampton State Hospital.

1983 Workshop for Northampton Mental Health Center, Northampton, Mass. on Ericksonian approaches to hypnotherapy.

1984 Workshop for Henry Lipton Community Mental Health Center, Leominster, Mass, on Ericksonian approach to hypnosis.

1984 Workshop for Franklin County Hosptial, Greenfield, Mass. on systemic approach to pain management.

1984 Workshop for the Valley Human Services, Northampton, Mass. on systemic approaches to change.

1985 On going consultant to the Veteran's Administration Hospital, Northampton, Mass.

1985 Presentation of Ericksonian and Milan psychotherapy. State University of New York, Albany, Counseling Psychology Program, School of Education.

1986 Week long training for the Portugese Psychological Association in Ericksonian Hypnosis, March and September.

1986 Week long trainig seminar in systemic family therapy at the Cape Cod Symposia, Eastham, Ma., July.

1987 Systemic Family therapy workshop, Family Based Services of Minnesota, Brainerd, Minn.

1987 Systemic family workshop, Wilfred Laurer University School for Social Work, Ontario, Canada

1988 "Epistemology and family therapy" University of Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal.

1989 Systemic Family Therapy. Invited presentations in Milan, Florence, Rome Italy with Lynn Hoffman

1990 Systemic family therapy: Who's responsible for the problem? Longmeadow, Ma.

1991 The use of hypnosis in medical settings. Invited Grand Rounds for the Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield Ma.

1991 An introdction to hypnosis for professional mental health care providers. Wing Memorial Hospital,Palmer Ma.

1994 Invited lecture on Ericksonian hypnosis for Department of psychology, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Lecture on APA ethical principles for psychologists, Department of psychology, University of Lisbon, Portugal

1995 Invited lecture in Brief Psychotherapy. Unversity of Lisbon, Portugal, June

1995 Workshop on Brief at Conference of Psychotherapy, University of Braga, Portuagal, June

1997 Grand Rounds, Wing Memorial Hospital. "Clinical efficacy of EMDR"

1997 Invited lecturer, Amherst College "Improvisation in psychotherapy. November.

1998 Invited lecturer, Amherst College "Improvisation in psychotherapy. November.

1999 Invited lecturer, Amherst College "Improvisation in psychotherapy. November.

2000 Series of training workshops for building instructional support teams for teachers in the Athol-Royalston School District

2001 Consultant to New Bedford Public Schools on developing Instructional Support Teams