About Andria
Andria Howard is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Mental Health Service Provider in Tennessee. She has five years of clinical experience and focuses on stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Andria aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters most to them.
She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to working through hard things. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear goals, and gentle encouragement.
Background and approach
Andria helps people name what feels overwhelming and try new ways of coping one step at a time. Her approach blends client-centered care with specific tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses mindfulness practices and EMDR depending on a person’s needs.
These methods are used to reduce distressing symptoms and build lasting skills. Andria’s background includes work in community mental health, supporting people facing everyday stresses and more complex trauma. She listens for patterns that keep problems going and works with clients to change them.
Her style is straightforward and supportive, with an emphasis on small, manageable changes. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Andria speaks English and provides care to people located in Tennessee.
If someone wants to begin, she guides them through the first steps toward meeting their goals.
How Andria brings therapy online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them identify strengths and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping strategies.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andria will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what methods make sense. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT skills, DBT strategies, mindfulness practices, or EMDR elements based on the presenting concerns and personal preferences.
Online therapy lets people connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions suit deeper conversations and skill practice, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and texting or live chat offers brief check-ins or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, handle sudden stressors, and keep contact consistent when in-person meetings are not practical.
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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