About Andrew
Andrew Mercer is a licensed therapist with LPC and LCPC credentials who brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. He has spent about 10 years helping adults work through worry, grief, relationship strain, and issues around identity. He speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is unsure what to expect.
Mercer often uses straightforward conversation to help people name what matters and find workable next steps.
Background and approach
He blends perspectives from relational approaches such as psychodynamic, humanistic, and Adlerian ideas, and applies them in a pragmatic way to keep therapy focused. He also has background in pastoral counseling and can address spiritual concerns when they come up. Clients commonly come for anxiety, stress, grief, depression, addictions, and identity-related concerns including LGBT matters.
He also supports people dealing with intimacy problems, parenting stress, career worries, and anger or self-esteem struggles. Mercer aims to help people reduce what feels overwhelming and regain a sense of control. Sessions move at a steady pace and emphasize clear, honest feedback alongside a patient listening style.
The work includes talking through specific problems, testing new ways of responding, and checking progress in short, practical steps. He wants each person to leave with actions that fit their life. Mercer practices from Texas and conducts therapy in English.
He combines years in independent practice with earlier experience as a life coach for college-aged adults, and brings that background into a solution-oriented approach.
Approaches that fit online work and everyday life
Andrew Mercer draws on relational and practical methods that translate well to remote sessions. Psychodynamic-informed conversation helps people uncover patterns that keep causing stress or anxiety by tracing how past relationships shape current reactions. Humanistic-style work focuses on listening and understanding a person's values and choices, which can help when someone feels stuck or unsure of their path. Mercer also uses Adlerian ideas to set clear goals and try small behavioral changes that test what works in daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mercer discusses options with each person and adapts methods to match their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. He aims to keep therapy focused and action-oriented while staying open to adjusting course when something isn’t helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in, and text or chat options make it easy to fit brief conversations into a busy day. These options provide flexibility for scheduling and let people continue work between appointments in ways that fit their routine.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Texas
- Languages
- English
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