The Dude Therapist

Arron Muller is the Chief Operating Officer and Therapist at Life Matters alongside his wife Dr. Trudy-Ann Gayle. Life Matters Psychological Services located in Valley Stream, New York. Arron is also a School Social Worker. Prior to this he provided counseling to teens and adults battling substance abuse.

Arron Muller provides Individual and Couples counseling using a eclectic approach. Arron conducts stress and anxiety trainings for nursing schools, facilitates workshops at churches and colleges.  Arron holds a Master of Social Work degree from Adelphi University.

He was also selected as the Expert Consultant for The Root.com’s topic on “Black Love”. Working in a predominantly female industry, he recognized the absence of black males in the field which led him to develop a network of Black Male Therapists from across the country whose membership is at 700 members.  He utilizes social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to provide mental illness information and promote awareness to reduce stigma. Arron was highlighted as one of the “15 Black Male Therapists You Should Know” in the Huffington Post in 2017.  Also featured in Black Enterprise as BE Modern Man 100 Men of Distinction. One of his latest projects was the launch of t-shirt line promoting Black Men seeking therapy which includes the empowering slogan, “Black Kings Need Therapy Too”. Arron was ask to facilitate the NYC Brothers Thrive- a conversation about mental health developed by First Lady Chirlane McCray of New York City to provide a forum for black men to have conversations about mental health.

Arron’s mission is to change the stigma associated with mental health and therapy in the African American community by providing information, educating and providing low-cost services.