About Andrew
Andrew Armstrong is a counsellor who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage anxiety, phobias and life changes. He holds BACP registration and brings four years of client work in the United Kingdom. Andrew aims to create a working space where people can talk honestly about what is worrying them and try small changes that make daily life easier.
He starts by listening to what matters most to the person in front of him.
Background and approach
He then works alongside them to set small goals and try out ways of coping that fit their life. That can mean noticing thoughts and values, testing new behaviours, or learning emotional skills to handle strong feelings. Andrew draws on methods such as cognitive behavioural work and acceptance and commitment ideas to reduce avoidance and build more meaningful routines.
He also uses attachment-focused and emotionally-focused ways of working when relationship patterns or family history are central to the concern. People contact him with stress, grief, low mood, self-esteem difficulties, compassion fatigue and relationship or parenting strains. He also supports concerns like abandonment, body image, codependency and communication problems.
Andrew uses plain language and a calm, practical style in sessions. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. He encourages people to take therapy at a gentle pace and to try techniques between sessions so progress can carry into everyday life.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them. It focuses on discovering personal values and taking small committed actions that matter, which can be practised between sessions to build steady change.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It offers clear strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours, which suits structured online work and homework tasks.
Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas are used when relationship patterns and emotional responses are central. These approaches help people identify old relational habits and try new ways of connecting or regulating strong emotions during conversations and reflections.
Andrew treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. He will discuss different options and tailor sessions to the person's needs, goals and preferences rather than using a single method for everyone.
Online therapy through video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can suit short check-ins or ongoing support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or other commitments and support regular progress over time.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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