About Andrew
Andrew Higginbottom is a counsellor with three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. He works with people who are dealing with stress and anxiety, relationship or family difficulties, low self-esteem and motivation, and challenges with confidence. He meets people where they are and believes each person knows their own story best.
He uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Background and approach
These give practical ways to manage difficult feelings, notice unhelpful patterns, and try small changes that matter. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on clear, usable steps. Andrew is comfortable supporting people with a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.
He also works with people facing ADHD, autism and attachment-related difficulties. He can talk about sensitive or non-traditional sexual interests without judgement. His practice is conversational and down-to-earth.
He listens carefully, reflects back what he hears, and helps clients decide what to try next. That might include short-term strategies for immediate relief and longer-term work on values, boundaries and relationships. Sessions are offered in English and are provided online in a variety of formats.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and booking a session based on availability.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and to choose actions guided by what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical techniques to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and will recommend ways of working that feel like a good fit. That decision is collaborative and can change as the client's needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls are helpful when visual contact and non-verbal cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat or messaging suits shorter check-ins or when written reflection feels helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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