Andreia Sousa Fortes
Practical, compassionate therapy for everyday struggles
About Andreia
Andreia Sousa Fortes uses a blend of practical talking therapy approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and the effects of trauma. She works in English and Portuguese and brings four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Andreia aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can begin to make changes.
She commonly helps people dealing with grief, depression and addictions, and supports those struggling with eating and sleeping problems.
Background and approach
Her practice also addresses self-esteem, coping with life changes and LGBT-related concerns. Additional areas Andreia focuses on include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency and communication problems. In sessions she adapts the conversation and plan to each person.
She draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and client-centred methods to match what feels most useful. The work tends to be straightforward and practical, with steps that can be used between sessions. Andreia treats people affected by domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction and the complex overlap of co-morbidity.
She also supports those facing divorce, blended family strain and forgiveness or guilt and shame. Her experience includes helping people on the autism spectrum with related concerns. People who choose Andreia can expect empathetic listening, clear feedback and a focus on small, manageable changes.
She describes therapy as a joint effort and aims to empower clients to move toward a happier, more fulfilling life.
What Andreia works with
How Andreia works
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Sessions & fees
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while learning which values matter most to them. It supports coping with anxiety, stress and life transitions by encouraging small, values-led actions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer, more connected ways of relating to themselves and others. It can be useful for abandonment, trust and communication issues. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and gentle reflection to help people find their own solutions and build self-esteem.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods suit the person's goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve, and Andreia will adapt her style to what proves most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel. Video lets people read facial cues, phone calls use less bandwidth and can be easier when being on camera is difficult, and messaging or live chat can suit short check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on making steady practical progress.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
