Andrew Leighton
Blended therapy to untangle stuck patterns
About Andrew
Andrew Leighton uses a blended therapeutic approach that focuses on what matters to each person. He aims to build a warm, non-judgemental relationship where people feel heard. Sessions are guided by the client while Andrew gently helps untangle stories and unhelpful beliefs that keep people stuck.
He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas alongside client-centred and mindfulness practices. That mix is chosen to suit the issue at hand rather than a single fixed method.
Background and approach
Practical tools and short exercises may be used alongside talking to help people try new ways of thinking and acting. Andrew has four years of experience and holds BACP registration, which reflects his professional standing with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
He has worked with concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions and grief, and supports people coping with life changes, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges around parenting and fatherhood. Additional focus areas include body image, attachment and abandonment difficulties, communication and control problems, dissociation, and recovery from domestic violence and substance misuse.
He also supports people dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue and ADHD related concerns. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat or messaging. Andrew encourages a collaborative pace so people set goals and try approaches that feel manageable for them.
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Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting led by them, and encourages action that matches personal values; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and patterns of avoidance. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practising small changes to shift mood and functioning, which suits issues like anxiety, depression and some forms of addiction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of relating affect current relationships and emotional safety, helping people understand intimacy, abandonment and communication difficulties.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and then try methods together to see what helps. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, live chat may suit quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people access consistent support around work and family commitments without needing to travel.
| 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
