About Andrew
Andrew Reay is an experienced counsellor and supervisor with 16 years working in Australia. He combines psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and counselling methods to help people make practical changes. Andrew works with common difficulties such as stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and self‑esteem issues.
Andrew uses a mix of recognised techniques including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and acceptance-focused approaches alongside client-centred work. He listens and helps people find clearer ways to think and act that fit their life and values.
Background and approach
Sessions are adapted to each person rather than following a fixed script. Many clients come for help after major life changes, relationship breakdowns or when long‑standing patterns cause pain. Andrew also supports people dealing with chronic illness, body image concerns, feelings of isolation, guilt and men’s issues.
He aims to create a calm, respectful space where practical steps are explored. As an Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation Australia (PACFA) supervisor, he brings clinical experience and reflective practice into sessions. Andrew explains options clearly and works at a pace that suits each person.
He frames therapy as a team effort where the client’s goals guide the work. People who prefer a direct, empathic style and practical strategies tend to find his approach helpful. If someone is ready to try different ways of coping, he supports them to build new patterns and clearer direction.
How Andrew adapts therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Andrew commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in his work. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and building actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression and life changes. CBT looks at unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches practical skills to change them, useful for stress and low mood.He approaches the choice of method as a joint decision. Early sessions review concerns, goals and preferences so the approach can be adjusted. The therapist will discuss what seems likely to fit and try methods in session to see what helps most.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low, live chat is useful for brief check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and health commitments while keeping therapy practical and goal-focused.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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