Andrew Harris, BACP

Andrew Harris is a psychotherapeutic counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. He holds BACP accreditation, which he uses to guide a professional counselling practice. He focuses on bereavement, loss, anxiety, obsessive thoughts, depression and adapting to life changes. He aims to make the first contact straightforward for people who feel overwhelmed or unsure where to start.

He describes counselling as a meeting between two people who look at thoughts, feelings and behaviour together. Sessions are intended to help with ongoing struggles at any point in life. He offers a warm, non-judgemental space and emphasises the importance of the relationship between counsellor and client. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Andrew has three years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. Alongside his main focus areas he also supports people with attachment and abandonment worries, blended family issues, body image, chronic illness and pain, and care-related stress. He is familiar with presenting problems linked to communication, control, dependency and dissociation.

He welcomes clients from majority and minority backgrounds and aims to come alongside people who feel stuck, anxious, sad or bereaved. Sessions look at practical steps as well as emotional understanding. Andrew encourages clients to identify small, manageable goals and to review progress together.

If you are considering counselling for stress, grief, a relationship problem or a life change, Andrew asks you to start by completing the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session when it suits you.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Andrew describes his practice as grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people cope with loss and change. One approach commonly used in such work focuses on understanding and adjusting unhelpful thought patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood; it helps people notice thoughts and test them against real situations. Another approach centres on meaning and bereavement work, helping people talk through loss, hold on to important memories and find ways to adapt day-to-day life when things have changed.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Andrew works collaboratively with clients to decide what feels most useful. He will discuss goals, try methods together and adapt the plan as progress is reviewed.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week and can reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and options that do not require being on camera for every meeting. Ask about the practical arrangements when you book so sessions fit your routine and needs.