About Andrew
Andrew Thomas is a counsellor who uses an integrative, somatic-informed approach to help adults work through distress. He draws on a mix of talking therapies and body-based techniques to help people manage anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship concerns. He holds a Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Andrew has practised since 2018 and brings five years of hands-on experience to his work.
Background and approach
He follows the BACP code of ethics in his practice. Sessions begin by identifying what the person wants from counselling and what their short or longer-term goals are. He listens for patterns shaped by attachment, life events and nervous system responses.
He then combines practical coping strategies with psychoeducation about the body and brain. Andrew has a particular interest in trauma and uses trauma-informed methods such as interpersonal neurobiology, polyvagal ideas and window of tolerance concepts. He integrates somatic-based work and parts work where helpful to support regulation and processing.
Clients can expect clear explanations, techniques to manage stress and anxiety, and a steady focus on improving everyday functioning. He offers weekday hours and asks people to discuss preferred times so he can try to meet their needs. Andrew communicates in English and provides therapy to adults based in the United Kingdom.
He does not provide couples counselling, diagnostic reports or court reports.
How in-person approaches translate to online therapy
Andrew blends somatic-informed work with attachment-based and client-centred approaches. Somatic Therapy focuses on how the body carries stress and trauma and uses awareness of breath, posture and bodily sensations to aid regulation and processing. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape patterns in current relationships and helps people notice and change those patterns. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises the person's own goals and pace, offering a supportive space where the client leads the topics and the counsellor follows.Working together, the therapist will discuss which combination of these approaches best fits the client's needs, goals and preferences. Choosing an approach is collaborative and may shift over time as the person notices what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions enable visual contact that supports somatic awareness and attachment work, while phone or text options can feel easier for checking in or using brief coping strategies between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit counselling around work and family life and to continue therapy from home when needed.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- 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
- Licensed
- Languages
- English