MATTHEW RIPPEYOUNG

REAL CHANGE HAPPENS WHEN VULNERABILITY IS MET WITH SKILL AND STEADINESS. Matthew Rippeyoung is a registered psychologist and the founder of Rippeyoung & Associates, a psychotherapy practice located in Ottawa’s west end. With more than 25 years of experience working across the United States and Canada, Matthew brings steadiness, depth, and practical clarity to conversations about relationships, stress, identity, and the patterns that quietly shape our lives.

He works with adults navigating the complexities of modern life — partnership, parenting, career pressure, ambition, burnout, and the ongoing work of figuring out who they are and how they want to live. Matthew believes vulnerability is strength in action: the willingness to tell the truth about what isn’t working and to take responsibility for what comes next. Therapy, in his view, is not something done to a person; it is a collaborative process that requires honesty, courage, and follow-through.

Through Rippeyoung & Associates, Matthew leads a small, diverse team of psychotherapists committed to thoughtful, relational work. The practice is intentionally structured to ensure clients are carefully matched with a practitioner whose style and personality fit their needs.