Andrea Reid, BACP

Andrea Reid is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and a BACP credential. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career concerns and coping with life changes. Andrea aims to help people take practical steps toward feeling steadier and more in control.

She works from the view that each person knows their own story best. Sessions begin by listening to what matters to the client and identifying small, achievable goals. Andrea supports people to use their existing strengths while learning new ways to manage difficult feelings and situations.

Her approach draws on client-centred ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic thinking. That mix means conversations can look different depending on what a person needs - sometimes practical skills and sometimes looking at patterns from the past that affect today.

Andrea also helps with specific challenges such as panic attacks, postpartum depression, fertility and cancer-related stress, and issues that come with ageing or caregiving. She offers straightforward, calm guidance for people dealing with major life transitions and midlife concerns.

People who work with Andrea can expect a respectful, supportive space to talk things through and try out new ways of coping. To start, she asks about what you want to change and helps you shape a plan that fits your life and goals.

How Andrea's approaches translate to online therapy

Andrea uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques to inform her online practice. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people identify their own priorities; it suits those who want a supportive space to talk and make decisions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is useful for problems like anxiety, panic attacks and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Andrea will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. She aims to match the method to the situation, combining gentle reflection with hands-on strategies when needed.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats when you book so you know what is available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or health appointments and can reduce travel time. It also lets people use shorter check-ins, focus on skill practice between sessions, or choose options that need less bandwidth if that helps them attend more consistently.