Andrea Headington, BACP

Andrea Headington is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and life changes including midlife crisis. She draws on ten years of experience and a BACP registration to offer calm, steady support. Her approach aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and to find clearer next steps.

Andrea keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She creates an open atmosphere where people can talk without judgment. Conversations cover practical ways to manage panic, low mood, anger and self-esteem problems as well as relationship and intimacy concerns.

Her practice uses Client-Centred Therapy to listen and follow each person’s pace. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps build small, practical changes.

Andrea often supports people working through divorce, family problems, guilt or shame, and issues around life purpose and self-love. She also helps with social anxiety, panic attacks, trauma and sexual addiction concerns when these come up.

Sessions aim to help people notice patterns, try new ways of coping, and plan realistic steps forward. Andrea encourages collaboration so that goals reflect what matters most to the person in front of her.

How Andrea’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and following the person's pace. It helps when someone needs space to be heard and to make sense of feelings at their own speed. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and offers small, practical steps to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, panic and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. Andrea will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the person's goals and comfort level. Together they will review what's helping and adjust the plan as needed so sessions stay relevant and practical.

The profile does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow brief check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to try therapeutic tools in everyday settings and to practise new skills between meetings, which often helps progress.