About Despina
Despina Andreou welcomes people who feel overwhelmed, stuck or anxious and are looking for practical support. She offers calm listening and straightforward conversation to help people make sense of strong feelings and troubling thoughts. Despina keeps sessions direct and down-to-earth so a worried parent can follow each step easily.
She uses clear strategies from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to gently challenge unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness techniques are introduced as short exercises to help ground someone between sessions.
Background and approach
Trauma-focused methods are used when past events keep coming back and affect day-to-day life. Despina trained as a counsellor and holds BACP accreditation, which means she meets professional standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She has three years of experience working with common issues such as stress, anxiety and depression, plus concerns like panic attacks, phobias and obsessive thoughts. Sessions are offered in English and Greek and are suited to people who prefer online contact. Despina supports practical goals such as better sleep, reduced panic, clearer communication and handling major life changes like separation or loss.
Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. People can expect short exercises, regular check-ins and simple homework when useful. The aim is steady progress through manageable steps rather than quick fixes.
How CBT, DBT and trauma work online
Despina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy adapted for online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours through short exercises and practical tasks. It is often used for anxiety, panic, phobias and low mood. DBT teaches emotion regulation and coping skills in small steps, which can help with anger, intense feelings and relationship difficulties.She also draws on trauma-focused methods when past events continue to cause distress. These approaches involve paced processing of upsetting memories and learning ways to reduce their impact on daily life. Choosing the right method is a joint process; the therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adjust the approach as progress is assessed.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face interaction and exercises that use visual materials. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging suits short updates, written reflections or people who prefer not to use a camera. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and make it simpler to keep regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Greek
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