About Andrew
Andrew Berger is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and grief. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. He acknowledges how hard it is to reach out and affirms that taking the first step matters.
In sessions he treats each person as the expert on their life. He builds on the strengths clients already have and helps them try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Conversations are collaborative and focused on concrete next steps rather than long lectures. He uses methods drawn from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice thoughts and patterns that keep them stuck. He also draws from solution-focused and trauma-focused practices to set useful goals and address painful experiences at a manageable pace.
Clients can expect straightforward language, clear goals, and tools they can use between sessions. He often helps people improve communication, handle codependency or commitment concerns, and cope with major life changes like divorce, loss, or career stress. First responder and veteran issues are also within his experience.
Sessions are offered from North Carolina and conducted in English. He helps people navigate the early steps of change and supports them as they try new strategies for calmer days and clearer relationships.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and reflecting what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach emphasize the client's priorities and build from existing strengths to set practical goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and stress; in video or phone sessions this often means setting short homework tasks and reviewing results together.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT techniques, or goal-focused solution strategies will help most. That plan can change over time depending on what the client needs and how they respond to specific tools.
Online formats offer flexibility for different situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day or to share thoughts between scheduled sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care while working on anxiety, trauma recovery, and relationship concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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