About Andrew
Andrew Breen, LMSW, helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. He also supports those facing ADHD, addiction, relationship and family strain, grief, trauma, and challenges around parenting and career. He works from Michigan and brings 13 years of professional experience to his work.
He believes people know their own stories and carry strengths that can help them move forward. Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Andrew aims to create a straightforward, respectful space where people can name what’s hard and try new ways of coping. His style is collaborative and goal-oriented. He listens, helps set clear goals, and suggests techniques that fit each person’s life.
Conversations can include skill practice, problem-solving, and checking which approaches feel useful. Clients often come to address common life pressures like burnout, parenting strain, relationship conflict, or substance concerns. Andrew also supports people dealing with attachment and adoption questions, autism-related challenges, or the emotional fallout from separation or loss.
Work with him typically combines short-term goals and longer-term change. He encourages steady progress and adapts plans as needs shift. If someone wants practical help for everyday struggles, Andrew focuses on steps that can be used between sessions and built into daily life.
Approaches that guide online sessions and what they do
Evidence-based techniques are used to address immediate symptoms and daily difficulties. One approach focuses on building concrete coping skills such as breathing methods, activity planning, and problem-solving to reduce stress and anxiety and manage mood. Another approach emphasizes goal-setting and behavioral change, breaking larger problems into small, testable steps that help with motivation, depression, and habits related to addiction.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust plans based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist work together to find a practical path forward rather than following one fixed method.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls let people meet face to face when that suits them. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing support between meetings, and a way to work through ideas without a full scheduled call. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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