Andrea Reid
Person-centred counsellor for stress and life change
About Andrea
Andrea Reid uses a person-centred approach to help people feel heard and understood. She draws on client-centred principles alongside cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas to support practical change. Andrea holds BACP registration and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
She works with everyday problems such as stress and anxiety. She also helps with parenting concerns, low self-esteem, career challenges and coping with life changes. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and move at a pace that feels right to them.
Background and approach
Andrea believes people know their own story and already have strengths to draw on. In sessions she listens closely, asks helpful questions and offers ideas to test between meetings. That might mean trying new ways of thinking, practising small behaviour changes, or reflecting on past patterns that affect the present.
Her background includes supporting people through issues such as panic attacks, postpartum depression and fertility-related stress. She also has experience with money worries, midlife transitions, ageing and cancer-related concerns. Andrea offers a calm and practical style aimed at building confidence and clearer next steps.
People can expect a straightforward way of working. The focus is on realistic goals, coping strategies and noticing progress. Andrea encourages small changes that add up to better day-to-day coping and greater self-understanding.
What Andrea works with
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Listed by Andrea among the ways they work.
Listed by Andrea among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centred therapy is about following the person’s lead, offering empathy and reflecting what they say to help them make sense of things. This approach helps when someone wants a listening space to sort their thoughts and decide what matters most.Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours. It is practical and often useful for worries like anxiety, panic attacks or low mood because it gives steps to try between sessions.
Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns that come from past experiences and how they show up now. Exploring these patterns can help when people feel stuck in repetitive reactions or emptiness.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work together with the person to identify goals, try different ways of working and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative stance means methods can be blended to suit individual needs and preferences.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can suit brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and everyday life.
| 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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Hoarding
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
