About Andrea
Dr. Andrea Wheeler helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also supports people coping with ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, mood and panic issues, and career or life-purpose questions.
Dr. Wheeler uses a collaborative style and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable. She holds an MD and has worked in clinical practice for 17 years.
Her approach centers on listening first, then setting practical goals together.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on real-life changes clients can try between meetings, not just talking about problems. Her work draws on methods like cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, emotionally focused tools, and a client-centered stance. She mixes those approaches to match what each person needs in the moment.
Expect clear explanations of techniques and step-by-step tools you can use outside sessions. Dr. Wheeler has particular experience with family of origin issues, caregiver stress, codependency, substance concerns, and the emotional fallout from divorce or infidelity.
She also addresses feelings such as guilt, shame, isolation, and compassion fatigue. These focus areas show up in practical strategies for coping and rebuilding routines. Therapy sessions may use shorter check-ins or longer focused work depending on progress.
People in Maryland will find her practice familiar with local concerns and insurance or payment discussions can be addressed when you start the process.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and decisions about life direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills for reducing symptoms like panic and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships affect current patterns and can support work on intimacy, trust, and family of origin issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss these methods with each person and collaborate on which techniques to try first. Goals, preferences, and what feels most useful will guide how sessions are structured and which tools are prioritized.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief updates, progress checks, or when a written reflection fits someone’s routine. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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