About Andrea
Andrea Harrelson is a licensed counselor with 24 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life transitions. Andrea encourages clients to see their own strengths and to take small, practical steps toward feeling better.
Andrea practices in Georgia and brings long-term clinical experience to each session. She aims to create clear, down-to-earth conversations where people can name what’s bothering them.
Background and approach
The focus is on practical skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Sessions often include talking through current problems, learning ways to manage overwhelming feelings, and developing strategies for coping with change. Andrea pays attention to issues like caregiver stress, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and questions about life purpose.
She also supports people dealing with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety and phobia. Her style centers on collaboration. Andrea helps people identify what they already do well and builds on those strengths.
She emphasizes realistic goals and methods that fit into everyday life, such as short skills practice and gradual exposure to feared situations. Starting therapy is treated as a step-by-step process. Andrea helps people set the pace, reduce overwhelm, and track progress over time.
The aim is steady, manageable change that matches each person’s needs and rhythms.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Andrea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical symptom relief and skill-building. One approach emphasizes learning coping skills for anxiety and mood symptoms - people practice manageable techniques to reduce worry, calm intense feelings, and improve daily functioning. Another focuses on processing traumatic experiences in a paced way so that memories and reactions become less disruptive to everyday life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client discuss the person’s goals, what has helped before, and what feels doable. Sessions include collaboration on which methods to try and how fast to move, with adjustments based on progress and preference.
Online formats make this work more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and in-session practice. Phone sessions work well for people who prefer not to be on camera or who have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, share brief updates, or have shorter coaching-style interactions. These options help fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.
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- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Georgia, New Hampshire, Maryland
- Languages
- English
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