About me
Hi, I’m Andreas.
Before I trained as a counsellor, I worked for several years in psychology departments across the public and private sectors, from inpatient forensic hospitals to community mental health teams and charities.
Throughout my career, I have worked with adults experiencing a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including, but not limited to, psychosis, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, self-harm, trauma, domestic abuse, loss and bereavement, relationship difficulties, physical health conditions and work-related stress.
That experience stays with me, and it shapes the way I work today.
Working together
I see therapy as a two-way relationship rather than something done to you. There are two people in the room, and we each bring something to it. As a therapist, I’m collaborative and curious, and my goal is to work alongside you to make sense of what has happened to you and the meaning you made of it, and to explore how far the ways you’ve learned to cope are still serving you.
You’re in the driving seat, and I’m beside you with the map. Together we look back at the road you’ve travelled, notice the routes you’ve learned to take, and consider whether they still lead where you want to go.
My journey to becoming a therapist
My path began in academia. I hold a BSc in Psychology with Neuropsychology and an MSc in Applied Clinical Psychology, and early in my career I worked on academic research projects. Through these years, I came to see how closely our bodies, our minds, our relationships and the world around us are woven together, and that distress rarely has a single cause.
These years also left me with a lasting respect for research, so my practice stays informed by what we learn about what genuinely helps.
My counselling training added something that research and books alone can’t teach: that change often happens through the relationship itself. For me, therapy is relational at its heart, built on trust and emotional safety. A strong working relationship matters as much as any theory or technique.
My approach
I work integratively, which means I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches rather than a single theory, bringing them together in a way that fits you. My practice is rooted in humanistic and psychodynamic thinking, and my work is also informed by ideas from existential therapy, CBT, ACT, mindfulness and solution-focused approaches. Together, we choose what feels most helpful for you, and you decide the pace and how deeply we explore.
My approach also takes into account the bigger picture of your life, as none of us lives in isolation. Our families, relationships, work, culture and circumstances all shape how we feel and how we cope. So, before rushing to conclude that something is 'wrong' with us, or being hard on ourselves, it can help to gently consider the wider context our struggles are happening in. Often, that understanding opens up new ways forward.
The important bit!
Therapy is a place to talk through what’s difficult, and it’s also a place to recognise what’s going well and the progress you make.
Whether a step forward is big or small, your successes and strengths deserve to be noticed and celebrated.
When you’re ready
- Get in touch to book a free 15-minute consultation.
- We’ll have a relaxed chat about what’s bringing you here, and you can ask me anything.
- If it feels right, we’ll arrange our first session.
I’d be glad to hear from you.
Email here
Tel / WhatsApp: 07427 262587
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Level 4 Diploma in Counselling (CPCAB)
- MSc Applied Clinical Psychology, Distinction (University of Bath)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology with Neuropsychology, First Class (Bangor University)
- BSc Business Administration (Athens University of Economics and Business)
- Neurolinguistic Programming Master Practitioner (INLPTA)
- Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner (INLPTA)
- Micro-expressions and Bodylanguage Practitioner (Dynamic Equilibrium Systems)
Professional experience
- Integrative counsellor working with adults
- Several years in psychology departments (Assistant Psychologist) across the public and private sector, and charities
Inpatient forensic hospital settings
Community mental health services (primary and secondary care) - Academic research projects in psychology
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees
- Free 15-minute initial consultation.
- Individual session (50 minutes): £65.
- Double session (100 minutes): available on request.
- Concession rate: £50 per 50-minute session for students, trainees and people facing financial hardship.
Further information
Outside the therapy room, I’m particularly interested in how culture, identity and life circumstances shape our experiences of distress and of getting help. Who we are is never just one thing. Our background, culture, faith, gender, sexuality, class, disability and the communities we belong to all overlap, and together they influence how we see ourselves and how the world treats us.
I’m also aware that therapy hasn’t always felt welcoming or relevant to everyone. I want my practice to be a space where all of who you are is understood and respected, and where the way we work adapts to you, rather than you having to fit into a one-size-fits-all model.
For me, this connects to a wider belief that mental health is a matter of fairness too. Inequality, discrimination and difficult social circumstances affect wellbeing, and acknowledging that is part of understanding someone’s story fully.
