About Andrew
Andrew Wood is a counsellor who helps people facing anxiety, stress and major life changes. He also supports people with relationship problems, grief, career difficulties, addictions and low self‑esteem. He works with adults who want practical ways to feel more in control of day to day life.
Sessions are straightforward and conversational. He listens first, then helps you spot patterns that keep causing pain. He uses a mix of approaches so sessions are shaped around what a person needs right now rather than one fixed method.
Background and approach
Andrew trained at master’s level, completing an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy. He is a BACP member, which is shown as BACP. He has seven years' experience working in health and workplace settings.
His background includes roles in NHS talking therapies, relationship services and employee assistance programmes. That experience means he is comfortable helping with both personal and work-related issues. He can also offer clinical supervision.
In sessions people can expect a focus on simple, achievable goals. Work may include short-term problem solving, looking at relationship patterns, or longer conversations about identity and purpose. Andrew aims to help people make practical changes that improve daily life and relationships.
Approaches that suit online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they feel heard and understood. It helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings such as anxiety, grief or low self‑esteem.Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical changes that move a person toward their goals. It suits people who want brief, goal-oriented work around stress, career decisions or coping with change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree a plan with each person based on their concerns, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for longer conversations, while phone sessions suit people with limited bandwidth. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing written reflection between scheduled meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to keep contact when travel or location would otherwise make sessions difficult.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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