About me
Is life starting to feel like a constant balancing act — and you're the one carrying all of it?
You might look completely fine from the outside. Holding everything together, keeping up with responsibilities, showing up for everyone else. But underneath, something isn't right. You're exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix. You're overthinking everything. You've lost touch with who you are outside of what you do for others.
You don't need to be in crisis to deserve support. And you don't have to figure this out alone.
I'm Andreea — a BACP-registered psychodynamic psychotherapist and founder of Next Gen Therapy, based in Colchester.
I work with women, neurodivergent adults, and young people who are struggling quietly. My approach is psychodynamic, which means we don't just manage symptoms — we look at the patterns, the history, and the deeper 'why' behind how you're feeling now. Sessions are open-ended and at your pace. No tick-box exercises, no homework you didn't ask for.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a BA in Criminology and Psychology, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma and an MA in Psychodynamic Counselling — all awarded by the University of Essex. I am a Registered Member of the BACP (MBACP), which means I work to their ethical framework and professional standards.
Before setting up Next Gen Therapy, I worked within primary and secondary schools, SEN provision, NHS services, the charity sector (including Mind), and YMCA Trinity. I continue to work with YMCA Trinity alongside my private practice.
That experience across so many different settings — with children, teenagers, and adults, in high-pressure and under-resourced environments — shapes everything I bring to the room now. It's slower and more considered in private practice, but it draws on all of that.
I regularly attend CPD training to deepen my practice, with a particular focus on neurodivergent-affirmative approaches, trauma, and working with young people.
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions cost £60. Concessions are available for students, keyworkers, and those on a lower income — please mention this when you get in touch. I am also registered with Health Assured for EAP clients.
I offer in-person sessions in Colchester and online sessions across the UK. In-person sessions are at Colchester Business Centre, CO1. Online sessions are via Google Meet.
When I work
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Further information
Sessions are weekly and open-ended. I don't offer a fixed number of sessions. Psychodynamic therapy works best when we have the time and space to understand what's really going on — not just what's visible on the surface. We'll talk about endings when you feel ready.
Your day and time stays the same. Once we agree a slot in our first session, that time is yours consistently. Having a reliable, regular space is part of what makes this kind of work possible.
Everything is confidential. No one has access to your personal information other than me (with the exception of serious safeguarding concerns, which I'd always aim to discuss with you first). It can take time to feel safe enough to talk. That's completely normal — and we go at your pace.
I'm not going to push you. There's nothing you have to talk about before you're ready. Sessions follow where you want to go, at a pace you're comfortable with.
Sessions cost £60. Concessions are available for students, keyworkers, and those on a lower income — please mention this when you get in touch. I am also registered with Health Assured for EAP clients.
I offer in-person sessions in Colchester and online sessions across the UK. In-person sessions are at Colchester Business Centre, CO1. Online sessions are via Google Meet or WhatsApp.
Not sure yet? Book a free 15-minute introductory call. It's not a first session — it's an informal conversation where you can ask whatever you need to, and we both decide whether working together feels right. No pressure either way.
