About Andrew
Andrew Mclay is a counsellor and psychotherapist who focuses on grief, loss and major life changes. He uses a calm, straightforward manner to help people make sense of painful shifts. His approach is warm and steady, allowing conversations to move at a pace that feels right for each person.
He describes grief broadly, not only as bereavement. People come for help after relationship endings, shifts in identity or confidence, or when drug and alcohol use has eroded trust and stability.
Background and approach
He also supports those dealing with changes in health, work, or life plans, and the quiet sadness that follows big transitions. Andrew draws on trauma-focused practice alongside Client-Centred Therapy to shape sessions around each person's story. He aims to create space to talk openly about difficult feelings without pressure to “move on”.
Sessions focus on understanding what people need now, and on practical next steps when appropriate. With five years' experience and a BACP credential, he works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. He accepts international clients and can adapt to different time zones when arranging appointments.
People can expect a direct but compassionate style. Conversations are straightforward, with attention to both emotions and everyday life. He helps people carry the weight of loss and take manageable steps toward feeling steadier again.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support
Andrew uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside Client-Centred practice to guide online work. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, stress and life changes. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding how past events affect current reactions and helps people reduce the power of painful memories.Client-Centred practice means sessions centre on the person's experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps people make sense of their feelings. Finding the right approach is part of the process; Andrew will discuss options and work with each person to decide what fits best based on needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative conversation rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people see one another and use visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit work, travel or family life while keeping therapy accessible.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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