Matthew Cooke

Matthew T Cooke SEPc, is a trauma-informed coach, facilitator, and nervous system educator with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals in developing resilience, emotional regulation, and sustainable leadership.

His work is grounded in somatic and attachment-based approaches that help clients move through overwhelm and burnout, reconnect to their bodies, and access greater clarity and ease.

Matthew holds a B.S. in Health Promotion with an emphasis in Life Coaching, Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, and Motivational Interviewing from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, and is trained and certified in Somatic Experiencing (Peter Levine), Integrative Attachment Therapy, DARe (Diane Poole Heller), Kathy Kain, Organic Intelligence (Steve Hoskinson), and Irene Lyon, and continues to deepen his practice in nervous system health, shame work, and trauma resolution.

Before focusing on nervous system work and coaching, Matthew helped lead content development for a startup dedicated to well-being and personal growth, collaborating with over 200 thought leaders in neuroscience, mindfulness, productivity, and conscious business. Following his own experience with burnout, he became passionate about supporting others in cultivating balance, embodied awareness, and sustainable growth.

Today, Matthew partners with individuals and groups — from creative professionals to healthcare practitioners and business leaders — to help them reconnect with their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and develop grounded confidence both personally and professionally.

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What My Clients Say

Matthew is an amazing coach. I've had the pleasure of working with Matthew over the past 6 months as he's helped prepare me for the next phase of my career. Whether it be through 1:1 Zoom sessions, live phone meetings, or simply inspirational text messages, Matthew has been instrumental in getting me to view business challenges through a more executive lens, which has enabled me to make more focused decisions that deliver the most impact to our business.

When Matthew and I started working together, I was struggling balancing my emotions during critical decision making processes. Matthew provided easy to understand techniques that have allowed me to better manage my on-going relationships and increase my emotional maturity. After our work together, I feel way more confident in my ability to lead teams to maximize company results. I highly recommend Matthew to any fellow executives.

Tim Chilson
Sales & Customer Success Executive

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Tim Chilson
Sales & Customer Success Executive

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What My Clients Say

If you haven’t heard of Matthew Cooke, do yourself a favor and look him up right now, you’re welcome. His mastery is in the combination of his passions and knowledge of Neuroscience and Yoga. In his 1:1 sessions, he guides you through moving your body in ways that release stuck energy, which allows you to feel much more grounded and clear in who you are. I’ve had the most amazing epiphanies in our sessions together- usually going in so frustrated and anxious about what to do in a certain situation, or trying to figure out how to be in life- and by the end of the hour, everything makes sense and I’m blown away by how simple everything actually is. It’s my time to slow down, sort out, and energize whatever is in highest alignment for me, who I want to be in the world, and what I need to do to get there.
~ Molly Butler

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What My Clients Say

Matthew is a singularly gifted Coach, capable of navigating the professional challenges faced by his clients with grace and respect. He is intelligent, thought provoking, and passionate about what he does, bringing resources and research-based insights to the table. He takes the time to understand not only the opportunities and challenges of the choices his clients face, but to understand the humans behind those choices. He carefully, and with the sincerest consideration, cultivates his relationships by listening to and learning about the motivations behind a person's wants and needs in order to ask pointed questions that don't have a right or wrong answer, but lead a person to ask themselves new questions that often lead to more honest answers. Matthew is an absolute pleasure to work with and establishes meaningful relationships that he then maintains with care and intention. It's a game changer to have him in one's corner through any professional journey.

Anjuli Millan
AdWeek Creative 100 | x Snap Inc. Head of Original Content

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Matthew is an exceptional coach. He is adept at working with clients to clearly outline professional and personal growth paths, identify the root cause of any challenges, and provide actionable insights. He is kind and thoughtful, and works with his clients' best interests at the forefront. I truly felt heard during our sessions, and was so impressed by his emotional intelligence and ability to so quickly understand the nuances of each situation. Working with Matthew has been one of the most impactful development opportunities I've experienced.

Farrin Jay
Communications at Snapchat

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"By the end of the tenth session, I could hardly believe the transformation that took place over time. Only by looking back to session one can I truly appreciate how far I’ve come. The changes were incremental, and minuscule at times, but that’s how lasting change eventuates."

Laura Thomas

"Eleven months ago, at the age of 22, I had a spinal repair of my L5-S1 vertebrae. This was the last resort to continuing back issues from the age of 10. I am currently pain free and have not felt this good in a very long time. If bodywork is desired, then Alex is the person to see."

Michael Locasto

"As a licensed therapeutic bodyworker myself, I choose Alex as my bodywork therapist. It is the focus, self-authenticity, and centered presence that Alex brings to his work that truly makes him a gifted healer."

Courtney Cowie, LMBT

"He works with both confidence and curiosity, and has a special ability to hold space for his clients free from judgement and expectation. As a result of this work I now inhabit my body in new ways."

Annemarie Kalson

"For the last 15+ years I’ve learned to function outside of my body as a method to suppress emotions and also as a protective means in an effort to deal with chronic pain. Not only has Ellen helped me find the ability to listen to my body, but she helped me find my voice and confidence, both of which I was previously greatly lacking. Ellen was a voice of strength when celebrating my success, and she also provided unwavering support when some of the work brought up “old stuff” that felt scary for a short time. To infer that the work we’ve done together has been transformational would truly be an understatement. Not only has my physical pain reduced, my relationships with my family and partner have flourished due to my ability to regulate myself and effectively communicate needs and hold appropriate boundaries. I am so grateful to Ellen for all she has done, and I look forward to continuing our work together as we continue to work on releasing the chronic stress and tension in my body, helping to calm my nervous system, and ultimately move toward an even more comfortable state of embodiment."

"Working with Ellen one-on-one was an incredible deep dive into self-knowledge through experiencing my body. Where Ellen shines is her talent for creating a space for exploration that is gentle, honest, safe, and empowering all at once. Ellen’s knowledge and expertise are clear, but her approach is one of partnership. And it works! I clearly see the physical and emotional results."

"I've always been someone who'd rather be in the library than at the gym. So when I seriously herniated a disc in my lower back, I was completely unprepared for the recovery process. The injury was very bad, and I had to have surgery for pain relief. The surgery was successful, but for many years my core and leg muscles remained incredibly weak and intractable, and I was living with chronic nerve pain in my legs.
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Then, after multiple unsuccessful rounds of physical therapy, I met Ellen, and working with her changed my life. She met me where I was with my body and mind-body connection, which felt like rock bottom. She taught me fundamental somatics exercises for recovering command of my body, and radical knowledge for developing my own daily somatics practices. It's not an exaggeration to say her therapy renewed my relationship with myself. Today I feel more cognizant and comfortable in my body than I've ever felt before in my life. My daily life isn't organized around nerve pain anymore, and I'm able to relax and move again. I actually feel more desire to move and grow than ever before. I can't testify to her work and wisdom enthusiastically enough."

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