About Justin
Justin Andrews is a BACP counsellor with 14 years of direct counselling experience and a long background in social care. He works with common concerns such as stress and anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and relationship or family difficulties. He also helps people dealing with sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, career questions and ADHD-related issues.
He describes a practical and down-to-earth style in sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small, manageable steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He draws on mindfulness practice to help clients notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept up by them. Justin uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. Cognitive behavioural ideas help identify unhelpful thinking patterns.
Client-centred listening gives space for people to feel heard and seen. He also brings elements of emotionally-focused work when relationships and closeness are part of the concern. Before becoming a counsellor Justin spent many years in social care roles across mental health, learning disability and criminal justice settings.
That background informs his practical approach and his experience supporting people through complex life events. Outside formal counselling he teaches meditation and mindfulness and has practised these disciplines for many years. He believes people can learn new ways of managing difficulty and build a more meaningful day-to-day life.
Approaches that suit online sessions
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor offers a non-judgemental space so people can talk through what matters to them and work at their own pace. This approach helps with anxiety, low mood and life changes where being heard matters.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It usually involves spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and trying experiments or small behavioural changes. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, stress and sleep problems because it gives concrete tools to try between sessions.
Mindfulness work teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and promote steadier mood. Short practices can be used at home between meetings to manage panic or overwhelm.
Finding the right approach is something to explore together. The therapist will discuss goals, try different methods and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to settle on techniques that match needs and preferences.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls make it easy to have a full session without travel, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options let people fit counselling around work, family and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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