Andrea Reid, BACP

Andrea Reid is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people navigate stress, anxiety and midlife transitions. She holds BACP registration and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Andrea takes a straightforward, respectful style and focuses on practical steps that clients can use day to day.

Her work often centres on parenting strains, self-esteem and career concerns. She also supports people facing life changes such as pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, fertility challenges, or shifting priorities in midlife. Sessions aim to clarify priorities and build coping strategies that fit each person’s daily life.

Andrea combines Client-Centred Therapy with elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and draws on psychodynamic ideas when they help make sense of repeating patterns. In practice this means listening closely, identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying out small behavioural changes between sessions.

She has additional experience with issues linked to ageing, cancer, caregiving stress, hoarding, dissociation and feelings of emptiness. Andrea also works with concerns around panic attacks, money stress, smoking or vaping cessation, and the emotional impact of serious health events.

Her style is collaborative and gradual. She encourages people to set manageable goals and to notice small shifts over time. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule a first session to agree priorities and a plan.

How her approaches work online and in practice

Andrea uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a supportive space where the person’s perspective leads the work. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting what you say, and helping you build on your own strengths to make change.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. CBT is useful for reducing anxiety, managing panic, changing unhelpful thinking patterns and trying concrete coping strategies between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy itself. Andrea will work with each person to agree which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences. That conversation is collaborative and can shift as therapy progresses.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around busy days and reducing travel time. If you prefer to check options before booking, confirm current session formats when you sign up. The focus is on making therapy manageable so people can try new habits, practise skills between meetings and keep therapy part of everyday life.