Matt Leavenworth, PhD, LCPC, Founder, Pay Love Forward; Vice Chair, Yellowstone County Suicide Prevention Coalition | Yellowstone Conference 2025

Panelist | Mission-Driven Collaboration

Matt Leavenworth is a licensed mental health counselor and the founder of Pay Love Forward, a nonprofit dedicated to building compassionate communities for at-risk and underserved youth through a mentoring model. Based in Billings, Montana, he serves as vice chair of the Yellowstone County Suicide Prevention Coalition and chairs the county’s Mentoring Work Group, where he helps lead collaborative efforts across schools, nonprofits, and community organizations.

Matt holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and is a certified mentor-coach. He has spent more than a decade designing trauma-informed programs that bridge mental health, leadership, and community resilience. He is also an author and storyteller, with several published works, including To Leap off the Dock, a collection of poems rooted in the healing process of counseling.

Outside of his professional work, Matthew is a father, climber, fly fisherman, and advocate for creative leadership shaped by empathy, imagination, and interconnection.

Matt Leavenworth’s Role at the 2025 Yellowstone Conference

At the 2025 Yellowstone Conference, Matt Leavenworth will join the Mission-Driven Collaboration panel, where he’ll share his expertise in uniting youth-serving organizations for greater reach.

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