Andrew Thomas
Integrative counsellor focusing on trauma and regulation
About Andrew
Andrew Thomas is a counsellor with five years' experience who uses an integrative approach. He holds a Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. Andrew works with adults aged 18 and over and focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression and related difficulties.
He draws on a range of therapeutic models to tailor sessions to each person.
Background and approach
That can include attachment-focused work, psychodynamic ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and somatic methods that notice how the body holds stress. Sessions also include practical skills for managing mood and anxiety. Andrew has a particular interest in trauma.
He uses a trauma-informed approach and incorporates concepts from interpersonal neurobiology, such as the window of tolerance and polyvagal theory, when helpful. He aims to explain what happens in the body and brain and to teach coping strategies that restore a calmer baseline. Appointments can be arranged Monday to Friday and he aims to respond to messages within 24 hours on weekdays.
He uses an integrative style so sessions can be short term or longer term depending on what the person wants to work on and their goals. Common issues he supports include addiction, grief, low self-esteem, work-related stress and relationship difficulties experienced by individuals. Andrew emphasises straightforward explanations and practical techniques alongside reflective discussion to help people move forward.
What Andrew works with
How Andrew works
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Sessions & fees
How attachment, CBT and somatic ideas work online
Attachment-based work focuses on past and present relationship patterns and how these shape trust and closeness. Online sessions can be used to notice how people relate and to practise new ways of communicating and connecting. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety and lift mood. It suits problems like panic, low mood and unhelpful habits. Somatic therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and the nervous system and offers grounding and regulation exercises to reduce physical tension and overwhelm.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Andrew takes a collaborative stance and will discuss options with each person. Together they clarify goals, try techniques and adjust the approach based on what feels most helpful and realistic for the person's life and preferences.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging provides flexibility. Video lets you use visual cues and exercises, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break, and messaging formats allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, childcare and everyday routines.
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
